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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 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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

As 2016 comes to a close, ADD would like to keep its customers up to date on the remaining tradeshows and conventions scheduled for this year. This year alone, ADD has attended more than 60 shows across the country and it has been such a pleasure to be able to meet customers face-to-face.