44Prohibition on towing of vehicles removed from designated roads unless allocated

44 Prohibition on towing of vehicles removed from designated roads unless allocated

S. 44(1) amended by No. 28/2009 s. 69(1).

(1) If an accident damaged motor vehicle, with a gross vehicle mass of less than 4 tonnes, has been damaged in a road accident on a designated road and has been towed from the road accident scene to a place in accordance with section 42(3), the holder of a regular tow truck licence must not cause a tow truck operating under that licence to be used to tow, or attempt to tow, the vehicle from that place, unless the allocation body for that area has authorised that the tow truck operating under the licence be so used, and the allocation body has given a job number for that authorisation to the holder of the licence.

S. 44(2) amended by No. 28/2009 s. 69(2).

(2) If an accident damaged motor vehicle, with a gross vehicle mass of less than 4 tonnes, has been damaged in a road accident on a designated road and has been towed from the road accident scene to a place in accordance with section 42(3), the driver of a tow truck operating under a regular tow truck licence must not use the tow truck to tow, or attempt to tow, that vehicle from that place unless the allocation body for that area has authorised that the tow truck be so used, and the allocation body has given a job number for that authorisation to the holder of the licence for that tow truck.