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yer looking at buying a car thinking of just road towing it to a RWC tester

Doubt it mate. Pretty sure flat towing is illegal these days even if it had rego.

my mate says this my mate says that hahahaha

if u resurch you can find stuff but not sure if i can do a defected

http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/Home/Regist...eredVehicle.htm

Tow behind a registered vehicle

You can tow the unregistered vehicle behind a registered vehicle. Road Rules Victoria 1999 (no. 295) apply when towing. They are:

you must safely control the towed vehicle (you can be on a probationary licence)

the brakes on the towed vehicle must be working when you are using rope, chain or wire

the maximum space between the vehicles is 4 metres (if either vehicle is a motor cycle, the maximum is 2.5 metres)

you must display a flag (minimum 30cm square) attached to the rope, chain or wire.

Edited by dreadr31

I just towed mine behind my old mans car to local noise tester when mine was epa'd for noise and I didn't clear it in time. Was it legal - I don't know.

Really just drove behind him with the rope there as you need the motor running to get brakes and power steering anyway.

Ring few small tow truck operators, should be able to get it done for about $50, a lot less hassle.

Also the fact it is defected means it is not allowed to be on the road beacause it is not roadworthy, i would assume that would negate the unreg rule.

I believe that if car rego is suspended then car is classed as unregistered. I would advise to contact Vic Roads and enquire with them. Possibly gettting the Unreg permit to transport car to RWC.

I am not sure about the flat towing I thought it was ok but it's hard to keep up with all the changes every month. I'm not out to hasle someone trying to do the right thing.

Last time I went to pull over a a car flat towing ended up being stolen car and apprehended 7 offenders for multiple theft of Cars. Put a stop to ALOT of stolen cars in my area. Long day as worked almost 20 hours straight dealing with it.

^ You can't get an unreg permit for a suspended car :ninja:

It's illegal, i tried that when i had a suspended rego due to EPA. The Engine # flags right off on the VicRoads system and they won't issue the permit.

Yep. Sure is. Towie Jack told me road towing - 100% illegal.

I never knew that which was interesting to know.

Tow truck or nothing.

Ash - it was illegal when I first started in the towing industry back in 1993. Looks like the laws have changed.....

I'd say a phone call to vicroads would be the best bet.

good luck with vicroads atm average wait time......20 mins(well for last 2 days anyway, but doubt it will get better before xmas now lol)....thats if they even tell you the right information. :)

id only i could invoice them for my time...

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