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As of January 1, 2013, the new Florida Electronic Lien and Title (ELT) process is mandatory for any business that finances vehicles, vessels or mobile homes in Florida. Under the new system, liens will be maintained electronically. The new requirements are a change for many dealers, but transitioning to an electronic system should reduce title fraud and provide faster notification of lien satisfactions.

Motorists in Tallahassee, Florida might have been surprised to see a procession of tow trucks with lights, sirens and Christmas music rolling through town this past December. For the holiday season, Tallahassee towing operators got into the Christmas spirit by organizing Tallahassee’s first annual “Trucks for Tots” parade. Thirteen local towing companies participated in the parade to support special needs children and veterans in the area.

On Monday January 14, 2013, ADD launched a motor vehicle record verification system for government entities. Now, ADD users will see a barcode in the upper right corner of printed DMV123 records (the barcode won’t be visible on the on-screen record). ADD created the record verification process to help tax collectors and other government entities verify the authenticity of out-of-state records presented by ADD customers.

Tallahassee, Florida: Auto Data Direct, Inc., (ADD) Florida’s leader in real- time business solutions for automobile dealers, is urging Buy-Here Pay-Here dealerships to get ready for the state’s new Electronic Lien Title (ELT) processing requirement, which goes into effect January 1, 2013. ELT will be mandatory for Buy-Here Pay-Here dealers, finance companies, or any business that finances vehicles, vessels or mobile homes.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Nov. 14, 2012 – Auto Data Direct, Inc. (ADD) today announced it will donate a portion of the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS) reporting fees for vehicles damaged by Hurricane Sandy to the Brother’s Brother Foundation (BBF) relief effort. Federal law requires insurance companies and auto salvage entities to report total loss and salvage vehicles to a national database, where the information is available to the public.

Auto Data Direct, Inc. (ADD) is excited to announce the addition of California motor vehicle records to its DMV123 system. With access to 28 state databases, ADD offers a single platform to more real-time records than any other company of its kind. ADD’s web-based system is available to qualified companies who need access to accurate, real-time motor vehicle records to complete business transactions.

ADD’s wonderful customer service representatives answer your California Dealer NMVTIS Vehicle History Report questions! Do I have to pull NMVTIS reports on all of my vehicles? After July 1, 2012, all California dealers must pull a NMVTIS report for each used car sold at retail. Dealers are not required to run a NMVTIS report for vehicles that are intended for wholesale.

ADD is pleased to announce the early-bird ELT drawing winners selected at this year’s FIADA Convention in Boca Raton, FL! Congratulations to: $500.00 Grand Prize Winner - Northgate Motors, Sarasota, FL $250.00 Prize Winner - Kingsley Auto Sales - Spring Hill, FL $250.00 Prize Winner - Superior Auto Sales- Jacksonville, FL ADD thanks all of its customers who submitted their [ELT Application](https://static.

The Florida Division of Motorist Services suspended enforcement of section 320.1316, Florida Statutes, Repossession Recovery Attempt stops, until further notice. Read a copy of the Technical Advisory and the reason behind the Department decision: <http://flhsmv.gov/dmv/bulletins/2012/TA_R12-09.pdf >

The American Towman Exposition is just around the corner on Nov. 16-18 at the Baltimore Convention Center. ADD has a limited number of passes for free admission into the exhibit hall, and we’re giving them away to our towing customers! The passes allow free admission for two to the exhibit hall at the expo.