68Restrictions on standing tow truck at accident scene

68 Restrictions on standing tow truck at accident scene

68 Restrictions on standing tow truck at accident scene

The driver of a tow truck must not stand the tow truck at or within 500 metres of the scene of an accident—

(a) for a period longer than the time that is reasonably necessary—

(i) to obtain a towing authorisation in respect of any motor vehicle involved in the accident (being a motor vehicle for which no such authorisation has been obtained by another tow truck driver), and

(ii) to secure the motor vehicle to or on to the tow truck, and

(iii) to comply with section 65, or

(b) if a towing authorisation has already been obtained in respect of each of the motor vehicles involved in the accident that require towing—without a reasonable excuse.

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

ss 68–70: Am 2007 No 54, Sch 1 [15].