How do you get information about a lien on a vehicle? If you have a car and you’re not sure if it has a lien on it or not, you can usually try to apply for a title with the DMV. If there’s a lien on it, they’ll tell you. And then they’ll reject your […]

Exporting vehicles is a hot topic for car titles because, when you export a vehicle, you assume that the country into which you are importing it will inspect it. But vehicles are different from a lot of other products being exported from the US. US Customs will inspect vehicles being exported because they’re trying to […]

How do you find out which bank has a lien on a car title? Well, the first thing to do is send a request to the DMV to tell you what the bank is holding alone. Sometimes they’ll tell you that they won’t do something that technically they should, but if you put it in […]

If you’re looking to contact a previous owner about getting a title for a car that you purchased, the method that you use to contact them matters. A lot of times, it will determine how successful it is. If you just call somebody up and say, “Get me a title for the car that used […]

What do you need to verify about a vehicle before you purchase it? Also make sure that the title and any other documents have no damage. It’s not crossed out; you didn’t cross anything out. You didn’t change anything. If there’s an error that has to be fixed by having a new document created and […]

What is involved with a junk car title? Sometimes a vehicle’s title is marked with some junk designation. It could just say “junk down.” In some cases, it will say parts only, and in others, it will say certificate of destruction. These designations are different from salvage title repairs in that a junk title or […]

Is it possible to get a new VIN number for a vehicle? First of all, you have to understand that VIN numbers are only issued by the DMV. A person can’t make up a VIN number, and a company can’t make up a VIN number. They’re issued by government agencies. The VIN number also corresponds […]

In most cases, it is not advised for you to buy a vehicle with only a bill of sale. This includes buying vehicles from family, friends, and strangers. The certificate of title is the official document that proves you own the car, and without it, you will have major problems. In some cases, you won’t […]

When you’re transferring a car title, you may be asked by your state DMV to complete an odometer disclosure statement. This statement is a legal requirement in all states, so it’s important that you understand what exactly it is and why you have to fill it out. Odometer disclosure statement An odometer disclosure statement is […]

A VIN verification is necessary for certain methods of title recovery. However, this can be a tedious task and many people try to skip over the VIN verification, only to end up in trouble with the DMV because of it. What is a VIN verification? A VIN verification is an official inspection of the VIN […]