What’s a VIN check and why is it valuable? If you’re looking to buy a car, or learn more about the one you already have, a VIN check can provide you with the vehicle’s history using only the VIN. However, it’s important to know what you can and can’t obtain from a VIN check. Keep…

Today, we’re talking about auto dealership fraud and “buy here pay here” dealerships. Here’s a press release from the Department of Justice (DOJ) that is a very good example of how small used car dealerships can use an internal financing function to collect millions of dollars that they are not entitled to have. This article…

Is it legal to register a car without a title? The short answer is: sometimes. A car title, or vehicle title, is a legal government document that assigns ownership of a specific vehicle. The proper way to transfer a car title is to have the prior original certificate of title signed over to you by…

So how long does it take to get a title or registration for a vehicle from the DMV? How about months? Well, that’s a little bit of a teaser because it doesn’t always take a month but here’s an article from WRAL News in North Carolina, where their own Department Of Motor Vehicles is saying…

Here’s another dealership barred from selling vehicles over title problems, let’s take a look. An article from KWCH talks about this dealership in Kansas that had an $87,000 default judgment for complaints about the dealership failing to provide titles to buyers. In addition to that, they failed to pay off outstanding loan balances on trade-ins…

If you are a Mississippi resident, a bonded title can be an effective way to recover your vehicle title if you don’t have sufficient evidence of ownership. What is a bonded title? A bonded title is a type of title recovery method that requires the purchase of a surety bond, also known as a vehicle…

So there’ve been various delays in vehicle title issuing, and here’s a really good example of how and why it might take longer than usual to get a vehicle title.  From South Dakota, there’s a news article where vehicle owners may find themselves waiting a long time for printed titles. Why is that? Well, the…

Did you know that you can put a hold on your car title to prevent its transfer without your knowledge? If you are concerned about the safety of your car title, placing a hold on the title may bring you peace of mind. A vehicle title legally assigns ownership of a vehicle, making it one…

So what if you have a car that you own or you purchased, and there was a loan on it but that loan has been charged off, went through a bankruptcy, or maybe went through repo but they didn’t want the car back? What does this mean in terms of ownership if the lender didn’t…

A bonded title is a type of vehicle title that is acquired using a surety bond when the vehicle owner does not have valid prior title documents or those documents have been damaged. Typically, a vehicle title is signed over to the new owner by the prior title holder when purchasing the vehicle. Unfortunately, not…