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Tow truck licence - Queensland

Description

You will need this licence if you intend to operate a tow truck business within the tow truck licensing scheme.

A tow truck must be a licensed tow truck if you tow motor vehicles from the scene of a crash, from a private property parking area or from a police seizure in regulated areas of Queensland.

The regulated areas for the scheme (both crash relating towing and private property towing) are:

  • The Shires of: Beaudesert, Boonah, Caboolture, Esk, Gatton, Kilcoy, Laidley, Maroochy, Noosa, Pine Rivers and Redland.
  • The Cities of: Brisbane, Bundaberg, Cairns, Caloundra, Gold Coast, Hervey Bay, Ipswich, Logan, Mackay, Maryborough, Redcliffe, Rockhampton and Toowoomba.
  • The areas made up of the parishes of:
    • Clement and Hinchinbrook in the county of Gray
    • Beor, Bohle, Coonambelah, Ettrick, Halifax, Hervey, Lansdowne, Magnetic, Margenta, Rokeby, Ross, Stuart and Wyoming in the county of Elphinstone.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for this licence, you must:

  • offer towing services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
  • conduct the business from premises owned or leased only by the licence holder
  • have a holding yard approved by departmental Transport Inspectors for the safe keeping of towed vehicles
  • ensure local government approval is obtained for the area where the holding yard is situated
  • supply communication equipment suitable for the deployment of mobile units, at the business premises, and in licensed tow trucks
  • have a suitable criminal history and traffic history.

You can apply as an individual, business or company.

Duration

Up to 5 years

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Description
Apply Application All

You can find the current fees here.

Forms

Other resources

Task Business Structure Resources
General All Tow truck licence holder (Opens in new window)

Application process

Apply

To apply for a Tow Truck Licence, you must:

  • complete the application form and lodge it in person at a TMR customer service centre or QGAP office
  • provide evidence of identify (EOI) documentation for each person listed on the application. Information about EOI for individuals / organisations is available at www.tmr.qld.gov.au (search evidence of identity)
  • pay the required licence and criminal history fees
  • after you lodge this form a TMR Transport Inspector will contact you to arrange inspection of the business premises, holding yards and tow trucks.

Transfer

This licence cannot be transferred.

Administering agency

Department of Transport and Main Roads

Customer Services, Safety and Regulation Division

Land Transport Safety and Regulation Branch

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.