A parliamentary question regarding the tow truck industry in Western Australia, covering registration numbers, average age, safety tests, and the number of operators. The response provides registration data and average age, details safety tests, but cannot provide the number of operators due to regulatory limitations.

AnsweredQoN 5078Legislative Assembly
Asked
10 April 2019
Portfolio
Transport; Planning

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I refer the Minister to the tow truck industry in Western Australia and ask: (a) For each of the last five years how many tow trucks have been registered in Western Australia; (b) What is the average age of a tow truck in Western Australia; (c) What safety and compliance tests do tow trucks undergo before and after registration; and (d) How many tow truck operators are there in Western Australia?

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Answered
15 May 2019
Responded by
Minister for Transport; Planning
Response time
6 days
(a) 2014 – 613; 2015 – 662; 2016 – 673; 2017 – 715; 2018 – 749
(b) 19.3 years
(c) Tow trucks undergo the following safety and compliance tests before and after registration:
(d) DoT is responsible for regulating tow truck vehicle standards, and does not regulate the towing industry as a whole, therefore, the Department is unable to provide a definitive number of tow truck ‘operators’ in Western Australia.

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