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ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1974 - SECT 105C

105C .         Liability for towing and storage charges

        (1)         This section applies if a motor vehicle has been towed in compliance with the requirements of this Division.

        (2)         A relevant person for the vehicle is liable for the payment of towing charges and storage charges imposed in relation to the vehicle in compliance with the requirements of this Division and the regulations.

        (3)         If a relevant person who pays an amount referred to in subsection (2) was not driving or otherwise in charge of the vehicle when the vehicle was parked before it was towed, the person driving or otherwise in charge of the vehicle is liable to that relevant person for the amount paid by that relevant person.

        (4)         If a person (the debtor ) does not pay an amount required by this section, the person entitled to be paid may recover the amount in a court of competent jurisdiction as a debt due from the debtor.

        [Section 105C inserted: No. 38 of 2020 s. 5.]

        [Heading inserted: No. 38 of 2020 s. 5.]



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