Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Driver Licensing) Regulation 2021
sec.252Towing motor vehicles
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sec.252 Towing motor vehicles
A person must not occupy the driver’s seating position of a motor vehicle being towed on a road by another vehicle unless the person holds a P1 type licence, P2 type licence, P type licence or O type licence that authorises the person to drive the towed vehicle. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. A person must not drive a motor vehicle towing another motor vehicle unless— someone else occupies the driver’s seating position of the towed vehicle during the towing; and the person who occupies the driver’s seating position of the towed vehicle holds a P1 type licence, P2 type licence, P type licence or O type licence that authorises the person to drive the towed vehicle. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. Subsection (2) does not apply to a person who is the holder of a driver accreditation under the Tow Truck Act 2023 if the person is towing a motor vehicle under the accreditation. In this section— P1 type licence includes a non-Queensland driver licence that corresponds to a P1 type licence. P2 type licence includes a non-Queensland driver licence that corresponds to a P2 type licence. P type licence includes a non-Queensland driver licence that corresponds to a P type licence. s 252 amd 2024 SL No. 134 s 144 (sec.252-ssec.1) A person must not occupy the driver’s seating position of a motor vehicle being towed on a road by another vehicle unless the person holds a P1 type licence, P2 type licence, P type licence or O type licence that authorises the person to drive the towed vehicle. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.252-ssec.2) A person must not drive a motor vehicle towing another motor vehicle unless— someone else occupies the driver’s seating position of the towed vehicle during the towing; and the person who occupies the driver’s seating position of the towed vehicle holds a P1 type licence, P2 type licence, P type licence or O type licence that authorises the person to drive the towed vehicle. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.252-ssec.3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a person who is the holder of a driver accreditation under the Tow Truck Act 2023 if the person is towing a motor vehicle under the accreditation. (sec.252-ssec.4) In this section— P1 type licence includes a non-Queensland driver licence that corresponds to a P1 type licence. P2 type licence includes a non-Queensland driver licence that corresponds to a P2 type licence. P type licence includes a non-Queensland driver licence that corresponds to a P type licence.
- (a) someone else occupies the driver’s seating position of the towed vehicle during the towing; and
- (b) the person who occupies the driver’s seating position of the towed vehicle holds a P1 type licence, P2 type licence, P type licence or O type licence that authorises the person to drive the towed vehicle.