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Electronic Lien & Title (ELT) will become mandatory in the state of North Carolina July 1, 2016 and Auto Data Direct is here for lenders every step of the way! As the CIADA preferred vendor, ADD will help you get ready to meet all of the ELT processing requirements for any business that finances vehicles, vessels or mobile homes in the state of North Carolina.

On Friday, May 13th ADD’s NMVTIS Title Check Reports with national theft data will be only 13¢ ! If you don’t suffer from triskaidekaphobia (fear of the number 13), mark your calendar for this one-day customer appreciation discount! The NMVTIS search is available under the Search DMV123 tab in your ADD account, or under the yellow Vehicle History tab for auto dealers.

Even though the floodwaters left behind after the recent deluge in Texas have receded, the damage the water caused remains and that includes a lot of vehicles. After a major flood, many of the once-soaked vehicles make their way into the used car and salvage market, often with no indication of their water-logged past.

Preventing automotive fraud is a concern for every industry handling vehicles. If you use ADD’s real-time vehicle records inquiries (DMV123) and NMVTIS title checks, you are using some of the best tools available to help protect your business and consumers! With the click of your mouse, you can ensure the vehicle at the center of your business transaction is the right vehicle, attached to the right person.

Waymaker Learning Corporation and its publishing division announced recently that Michael Samaan, Director of Dealer Services with Auto Data Direct has co- authored a brand new book entitled, Race to The Finish Line…Gaining and Retaining Your Competitive Advantage. The 200-page publication was released on Amazon.com on February 4, 2016 and reached the #1 Best-Seller spot in three categories.

It’s tax time, dealers! When your sales pick up, don’t forget to stock up on temporary Print-On-Demand tag stock. In order to stay ahead of the curve, you can conveniently check how much tag stock you have left, right in your ADD account. To do this, click on your ADDTag tab, then go to your Order Tags sub- tab.

It’s that time of the year again to kick off the trade show season with the annual Florida Tow Show, taking place April 7-10, 2016 in Orlando, FL. Vendors from all over the world will be in attendance showing off all of their new products and innovations for the towing industry.

This Spring is going to be a very busy season and ADD wants to keep your calendars up-to-date with the upcoming events for March & April! AAMVA Spring Workshop & Law Institute(Cincinnati, OH: 3/9-3/10) NADA Convention & Expo(Las Vegas, NV: 3/31-4/3) ISRI Convention & Expo(Las Vegas, NV: 4/2-4/7)

Attention Florida lienholders and dealers, did you know that ADD has some useful forms available through the forms completion tool found in your ELT manifest? All forms completed using this tool (except for the Notice to Surrender which can be mailed through the DirectPost-Office) should be printed out, checked for accuracy, and any needed signatures.

Auto Data Direct has been diligently working on the Florida Electronic Temporary Registration (ETR) modernization in order to offer our customers the latest in dealer services. The migration to the new system has begun with a pilot phase, with feedback from participating customers already rolling in. Dino Mercurio with Prime Autos in West Palm Beach, Florida reports back, “I have used Auto Data Direct as my ETR vendor since the inception of the program, and I have nothing but great things to say about them!