The state’s tow truck industry is demanding regulation amid corruption, standover tactics and dangerous “crash chase” driving that has forced some operators to quit.

WAtoday and Nine News have obtained video and audio that exposes an industry out of control as competitors speed to crash scenes and ignore red lights and pedestrians.

There is also evidence of corrupt payments to WA Police employees for accident tip-offs and other information.

One police communications staffer has pleaded guilty to receiving $16,000 in corrupt payments from a tow truck industry operator.