Turn the abandoned cars on your lot into cash.
We prepare and file the lien-to-title paperwork for unpaid repairs, tows, and storage, so you can sell the car or keep it.
- Built for repair shops and tow lots
- You sign, we do the rest
- No software to learn
Unpaid car on your lot
We handle the lien paperwork
Title in your shop's name
The problem
The car is stuck. So is the money.
A customer doesn't pay and doesn't come back. The vehicle stays, the bill stays open, and the lien paperwork is a separate job you didn't hire for.
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Cars take the space
Bays, fence lines, and storage rows fill with vehicles the customer never picked up.
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Bills stay unpaid
Labor, parts, towing, and storage charges sit open while the car keeps occupying the lot.
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The paperwork is a maze
DMV lien searches, notices, forms, and deadlines are detailed, and they pull you off the shop floor.
What Title Tender does
We prepare the lien-to-title file.
Title Tender is a document preparation and filing service. We build the packet shops and lots use to seek a title. We are not a law firm, and we are not the DMV.
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DMV owner and lienholder search
We run the owner and lienholder search and submit it as a record request. That search does not make us the DMV.
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Notices and forms, prepared and tracked
We prepare the notices and forms for the file and keep track of what's in the packet.
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Deadlines through to title paperwork
We track the dates on the file from the notices through to the title paperwork. We don't promise when, or whether, a title is issued.
How it works
Four steps. You sign the packet.
You send the car's details. We prepare the file.
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Send us the car's details
Year, make, model, VIN, and whether the unpaid charges are for repairs, towing, or storage.
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We search and prepare the forms
We run the DMV owner and lienholder search and prepare the notices and forms.
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You sign in front of a notary
You review and sign the forms in front of a notary.
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You get the title paperwork
You get the prepared title paperwork to sell the car or keep it.
Who it's for
Shops and lots holding the car.
Title Tender is for businesses that may be holding a mechanic's lien or a storage lien on an abandoned vehicle.
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Repair and body shops
Mechanic's lien files when a customer leaves a vehicle after unpaid repairs or body work.
- Unpaid mechanical repairs
- Unpaid body work
- A car still sitting in a bay or on the back lot
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Tow and storage lots
Storage lien files when a towed or stored vehicle is abandoned and the charges go unpaid.
- Tows nobody comes back to claim
- Storage charges that keep adding up
- Rows of cars past a normal pickup
If you are not sure a lien applies to your situation, ask your own lawyer. We prepare the paperwork. We do not give legal advice.
Why shops use us
The filing desk, without hiring one.
You stay on the work in the bay. We prepare the lien-to-title documents and keep the file moving.
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Less time on paperwork
Searches, notices, and forms are prepared for the shop instead of started from a blank page between jobs.
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Nothing missed on deadlines
Notice and filing dates stay on the file, so they aren't left to memory while the shop is busy.
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One flat fee per file
Pricing is a flat per-file fee, with government fees passed through at cost. We share the details on request.
FAQ
Before you send a file.
What does Title Tender do?
We help repair shops and tow lots handle state lien-to-title paperwork. When a customer does not pay for repairs, towing, or storage and abandons the car, we prepare the search, the notices, and the forms for the file.
Are you a law firm, or affiliated with the DMV?
No. Title Tender is a document preparation and filing service, not a law firm, and does not provide legal advice. We are not affiliated with any state DMV. The DMV makes its own decision on the file.
Who signs the forms?
You do. Someone at the shop signs the sworn forms in front of a notary. Title Tender does not sign those statements for you.
Do you guarantee a title or a timeline?
No. We do not promise that a title will be issued, that the car will sell, that you will recover the money, or how long a file will take.
What does it cost?
Pricing is a flat per-file fee, with government fees passed through at cost. We share the details on request.
Where do you work?
We help repair shops and tow lots handle state lien-to-title paperwork. Tell us the shop's state on the form and we'll follow up.
Early access
Request early access
Tell us about the shop, the state where it operates, and roughly how many abandoned cars you deal with in a year. We'll follow up by email.
- Repair shops, body shops, and tow or storage lots
- The state where the shop operates
Thanks, we'll be in touch.
We'll follow up by email.