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Join Auto Data Direct in New Orleans, LA from January 26th through 29th for the NADA’s 100th annual convention, hosted at Mardi Gras World! Be sure to swing by booth #2643 to see all the new things in store for 2017 and learn about all the new features ADDTag has to offer Florida dealers, including the new Electronic Filing System (EFS) with automatic Florida fee calculation as well as access to Interstate Title Solution’s DMVNationwide 50 state title and registration service.

Auto Data Direct, Inc., today announced the addition of Michele Murray to its tow/wrecker operator services team. She will use her expertise to act as an industry liaison and provide marketing and industry integration services to ADD customers. Ms. Murray has over 14 years of experience in the towing industry as an owner/operations manager of Professional Parking Services in Tallahassee, Florida. The company is the largest private property tow company in the city with an average of 12,000 vehicles towed each year. During her time working directly in the industry, she enhanced office processes and improved accountability. She successfully reduced company costs by initiating changes such as outsourcing payroll and re-negotiating contracts with insurance carriers. She played a key role in working with local officials to obtain a tow rate increase for private property towing companies in the county and city.

The Driver’s Privacy Protection Act, or DPPA, is a federal law that protects the personal and private information that is included in a person’s motor vehicle record. The information found in ADD’s DMV123 record searches, such as vehicle owner’s names and addresses, are protected by the DPPA regulations, and in order to be able to access this search through ADD, a business must have a “permissible use” for the data. A permissible use means that a business or “authorized recipient” is only allowed to access the information for one of a specific set of reasons defined in the DPPA rules.

As of February 1st, 2017, participation in the new South Carolina Electronic Lien and Title service will become mandatory for South Carolina businesses that finance vehicles, vessels or mobile homes. Mandatory compliance for all lienholders will be in effect by August 1st of 2017. Auto Data Direct is ready to provide you with a modern, easy-to-use system to manage your Electronic Lien and Title records. ADD’s ELT system allows you to easily satisfy liens, convert them to a paper title, and have the paper title mailed directly to you with the click of a button. Included is a powerful security feature, LienLock, which notifies the lienholder if a lien asset is reported stolen, offered for sale on eBay, intended for export, and more!

Skip the lines and sign up for EFS today. Florida dealers who have been issuing temporary tags through the ADDTag system now have the option to issue metal plates and perform permanent plate transfers! Through the Electronic Filing System, you have the ability to file all of your paperwork with the tax collector digitally, allowing your customer to leave with their registration and a permanent metal plate. You even print the registration sticker right in your office! Title and registration fees are transferred directly from your specified bank account to your tax collector or tag agency and we provide you with an itemized list of fees that you can give to your customer.

It’s that time of year again! Come visit us at the 28th annual American Towman Expo in Baltimore from November 18th – 20th. Auto Data Direct will once again be attending to demonstrate all of our services. If you plan on attending, let us “Hook” you up with free Boss’ Pass that will admit two people to enter the exhibit hall! To get your Boss’ Pass, call the ADD team at 850.877.8804, or email your mailing address, contact information and number of tickets to info@add123.com. We can’t wait to see you there!

With the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, please be sure to have plenty of temp tag stock on hand. UPS will not be picking up or delivering tags on Thursday, November 24th or Friday, November 25th. If you need temp tags for Thanksgiving weekend, they must be ordered by Tuesday, November 22nd before 3:00pm.

From national theft checks to NMVTIS reporting reminders, ADD helps you protect your business and stay compliant. From the beginning, Auto Data Direct has been on hand to help customers understand regulations and comply with state and federal requirements. This is especially true for customers who buy and sell salvage vehicles that are affected by the federal salvage reporting requirements. In addition to its easy-to-use salvage reporting tools, ADD offers additional services to help users prove compliance, keep reporting on track and verify a vehicle’s theft status. Are you taking advantage of all the tools available in your ADD account?

On October 1, 2016 participation in the new Nevada Electronic Lien and Title service will become mandatory for Nevada businesses recording 27 or more liens per year. Mandatory compliance for all lienholders will be in effect by fall of 2017. Auto Data Direct is ready to provide you with a modern, easy-to-use system to manage your Electronic Lien and Title records. ADD’s ELT system allows you to easily satisfy liens, convert them to a paper title, and have the paper title mailed directly to you with the click of a button. Included is a powerful security feature, LienLock, which notifies the lienholder if a lien asset is reported stolen, offered for sale on eBay, intended for export, and more!

As of September 1st, our ADDTag customers have a new, modern look for issuing temporary tags, transferring temporary tags, and managing temporary tag stock. The new ADDTag also gives dealers access to the Electronic Filing System, a convenient way to save dealers time by allowing them to skip a trip down to the DMV to issue permanent metal plates and transfer permanent metal plates.