44Moving motor vehicle to reduce a hazard

44 Moving motor vehicle to reduce a hazard

(1) If an incapacitated vehicle is at a road accident scene and the driver or owner of the vehicle or a police officer or authorised officer is unable to complete the authorisation required under section 142 of the Act, the driver of a tow truck may—

(a) complete the authorisation, as far as is practicable in the circumstances; and

(b) move the vehicle to the side of the highway beside the approximate point of impact to reduce the hazard.

(2) In this regulation, incapacitated vehicle means an accident damaged motor vehicle that—

(a) cannot be safely driven from a road accident scene; and

(b) is causing a hazard on a highway.