Originally Posted by
SuperDave
If you are just starting off go with the dolly, cheap, effective and handy.
Rules vary by State/Provinces and Country
In the Commonwealth of Massachusetts the tow doily does not get / have tags (exempt from registration requirements) >> SO any vehicle strapped to a
tow dolly has to have a current registration
So you couldn't put a junk car on there unless it was still registered and insured
I have yet to pick up a junk car that was still registered and insured when I towed it away
Tow Dolly:
Is defined as: “A portable, collapsible or separate
two-wheel tow dolly limited only to the purpose of transporting or towing a registered vehicle.”
A Dealer may tow a vehicle on a two-wheel tow-dolly if the towed-vehicle displays a “Dealer” plate but the towing-vehicle cannot display a “Dealer” plate or a “passenger plate” but should display a “commercial plate.”
A Repairer displaying “commercial plates” on the towing-vehicle can tow a vehicle on a two-wheel tow-dolly but the towed-vehicle must be properly registered or have the “Repair” plate displayed on the towed-vehicle. A Repairer displaying “Repair” plates on the towing-vehicle can tow a vehicle on a two-wheel tow-dolly without plates on the towed-vehicle if the towing-vehicle is properly registered, displays the valid repair plate, maintains insurance which also provides coverage for the motor vehicle being towed on the dolly and displays a valid compliance decal.
A Transporter can tow a vehicle on a two-wheeled tow-dolly if the vehicle being towed displays the “Transporter” plate. The towing-vehicle must be properly registered (not a passenger registration).
An Owner-Contractor generally will have vehicles that will be too large for towing on a two-wheeled tow-dolly but if the registrant does have one that safely fits it needs to display the O/C plate and the towing-vehicle must also display the O/C plate.
Tow dollies themselves are exempt from registration requirements.
Also this thread is almost 2 years old
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