Tow Truck Regulation 2024
sch.1-sec.4Restrictions on towing and lifting motor vehicles for particular classes of tow trucks
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sch.1-sec.4 Restrictions on towing and lifting motor vehicles for particular classes of tow trucks
A tow truck that is classified as a class 1 tow truck must not tow or lift a motor vehicle with a loaded mass of more than 2t. A tow truck that is classified as a class 2 tow truck must not tow or lift a motor vehicle with a loaded mass of more than 5t. A tow truck that is classified as a class 3 tow truck must not tow or lift a motor vehicle with a loaded mass of more than 10t. In this section— loaded mass , of a motor vehicle, means the vehicle’s mass together with the mass of the vehicle’s load transmitted to the ground. (sch.1-sec.4-ssec.1) A tow truck that is classified as a class 1 tow truck must not tow or lift a motor vehicle with a loaded mass of more than 2t. (sch.1-sec.4-ssec.2) A tow truck that is classified as a class 2 tow truck must not tow or lift a motor vehicle with a loaded mass of more than 5t. (sch.1-sec.4-ssec.3) A tow truck that is classified as a class 3 tow truck must not tow or lift a motor vehicle with a loaded mass of more than 10t. (sch.1-sec.4-ssec.4) In this section— loaded mass , of a motor vehicle, means the vehicle’s mass together with the mass of the vehicle’s load transmitted to the ground.