Licensing: Operators

Tow Truck Licensing - Operators

Criteria for granting a tow truck operator licence

The criteria for a tow truck operator licence are the requirements that applicants must meet before a tow truck operator licence can be issued by the RTA.

A person or members of a corporation wishing to be accredited to operate a tow truck service:

• must be of good repute
• must be fit and proper
• must be able to meet and continue to meet the appropriate requirements in respect of:
  • Business premises
  • Vehicles
  • Insurance

The applicant must have also:

• read and understood the criteria, conditions and procedures for licensing as outlined in the operator information package
• completed an application form and answered all questions truthfully
• met all the requirements specified in the criteria

Then you will be required to:

• deliver or post the completed application form, all the documentation and payment , to the RTA
• wait for advice from the RTA