Towing Issues: Va. laws on rollback towing, salvage yard, proper insurance


Question
What new laws have Virginia changed or revised in '09 having to do with driving a rollback?  I am not for hire, I pick up junkers for a salvage yard.

Answer
Regardless, for hire or not, if it's a wrecker or rollback and you are driving it you need a towing operator's license and the truck needs a permit/decal. In order for the truck to get a decal you need a business license and proper insurance. To get your operator license you must be fingerprinted, background check and not a sex offender. For more indepth information visit http://www.btro.vi.virginia.gov/  Also new this year is the method of junking cars. You need a dealer salvage license which will give you a dealer number to reassign the title to a auto recycling. The old method of using the VSA44 forms will not work in most cases. If it is according to DMV is illegal. There is so much more information to know but this is the highlights. Anything else just ask.