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Offences as to unlicensed tow trucks at road accident scenes

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Part 2Requirements as to tow trucks
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9 Offences as to unlicensed tow trucks at road accident scenes

(1)

A person who is driving a tow truck that is normally used to provide towing services for hire or reward must not attend a road accident scene unless the tow truck is being operated under a tow truck licence.

  1. 60 penalty units.
(2)

A person does not commit an offence under subsection (1) if the person is driving a tow truck for the purpose of salvaging an accident damaged motor vehicle, if—

(a)

the attendance of the tow truck is necessary for the salvage of the motor vehicle; and

(b)

the tow truck does not tow any accident damaged motor vehicle from the road accident scene at which the salvaging takes place.

S. 9A inserted by No. 40/2011 s. 5.

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Accident Towing Services Act 2007 s 9 — Offences as to unlicensed tow trucks at road accident scenes (Victoria) — Barrister AI