Apply for a scrap metal exemption authority

If you're a tow truck operator carrying only scrap metal directly to a scrap metal recycling facility and you'd like to apply for a scrap metal exemption authority, you'll need to complete an application form.

You can then either lodge your application by mail, or visit a service centre. There is a fee attached to this transaction.

The operator of a tow truck must hold an operator's licence issued by Transport for NSW (TfNSW).

• the PDF form – 'Application for Scrap Metal Exemption Authority'
• company or trading name
• business address and contact details
• ABN and/or ACN​
• Certificate of Incorporation (if applicable)
• Certificate of Registration of Business Name (if applicable)
• name and personal details of each person who is a director, partner and/or close associate of the business
• certificate of currency for public liability insurance for your place of business
• copies of current TfNSW registration papers for each vehicle operated
• photos of each vehicle showing the registration number and the crane
• latest annual company statement with shareholder and director details (if applicable)
• original interstate/overseas criminal record (if applicable), dated within 6 weeks of the date of your application
• full names, driver licence numbers and dates of birth of all drivers operating the business's tow trucks
• signed declaration by each director, partner and/or close associate of the business.

1. Download and complete the Application for Scrap Metal Exemption Authority – PDF
2. Make sure you have all the required documentation.
3. Email to towtrucks@customerservice.nsw.gov.au, or post to:

Tow Truck Licensing
PO Box 972
Parramatta NSW 2124

• As part of the assessment process, TfNSW will check whether an applicant has a criminal record.
• Tilt tray tow trucks cannot be included on an exemption authority.
• Tow trucks transporting motor vehicles destined for repair, reuse or resale in their original form or as parts, cannot be included on an exemption authority.
• Your tow trucks must have an approved sign displayed on the front and rear of each tow truck in positions where they are visible outside the tow truck.