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Can you get an instant title for your vehicle Well in some states you can As you know a title is a legal government document issued only by a government agency In most cases that agency is called the department of motor vehicles or DMV or some states is called department of transportation And applying for a title There's a process where you prove your ownership by having the last title from that vehicle signed over to you properly I presented to that agency So they change their record To reflect you are the owner and give you a new certificate with your name on it because the title isn't just about the vehicle it's also about the person a title Title Doesn't just The vehicle is shows who's the owner It's not a bare instrument It's not whoever has it in their hand is the owner it's whoever's listed in the records So if you have the right paperwork The old title signed over some other documents You can go to the DMV and the issue with title now in most states that may take a week or two According to the DMV in North Carolina here's an example It takes 10 to 15 days for processing but The division of motor vehicles offers expedited title servicing referred to as instant title in which titles are processed the same day Now a couple caveats You have to have the right paperwork You can't show up with missing documents in most states A bill of sale is not Sufficient
To get a tight You need the old title Now there's some ways around that you see on our website Some solutions If you have a title that's lost and you need to get Something with just a bill of sale That's not what this is talking about This is talking about a proper title transfer The other thing is you have to pay a fee $105 That's a little higher than a regular title but there's a convenience and you also have to go to A certain location They have a list of locations here where you can go to get an instant title not every DMV location Can issue you An instant title and here's why That certificate that legal document is printed on special Actual Ah paper Paper It's got water It's got scroll work It looks like kind of like money Right It's got very severe security Features in that document So those blank titles Are considered equivalent to currency So they only let locations issue those If you have proper security features at that location like a vault where you can put them in at night they don't want to leave all these blank titles laying on a counter somewhere or putting in a file cabinet that somebody can get a crowbar to break into Because if you have blank titles that you can just type up and print up you could own any car you want it So a title is considered like currency and they consider the security like that So all these Locations Patients you see on On the screen Have some type of security in their location to hide these blank titles at night before their tip They're typed up They may be evolved It may be a safe and maybe some other type of facility So if you are in
state the issues instant titles and many states do This happens to be about North Carolina But Many states do the same thing You want to check the procedure First of all Do you have to go to a certain location Don't just walk in the door anywhere and say Hey I want my title because you may not be able to get it And if you apply for a title At a location that does not do instant titles And they take your paperwork Now Now It's going to be submit I submitted To go in the mail to you in a few weeks You're not gonna be able to get it instantly somewhere else So make sure you're going to a location that does instant titles You may have to make an appointment Not every place does this And then when they do you can't just walk in the door and wait in line You may have to make an appointment Some states
Be prepared for the fees The fees for instant titles are usually higher In this case it's a hundred bucks
Now it says maybe additional fee Sometimes you have to pay tax or registration fee but the title fee itself is a hundred bucks 1 0, 5 0.75 in North Carolina
You could do this all yourself On our website Site We have all All the form Forms all the document we even have instructions So you can do this all yourself for free we're free consumer resource You don't have to pay anybody to get you your title If you want to pay somebody for convenience to do paperwork You can do that We have that option But titles Don't require you to pay anybody Except for the government to get your title If you have questions about how to do this check out our website We have a Customer service department help@cartitles.com is the email you can email there You can call us up If you want to use our website as a free consumer resource there's over 1000 documents you can download for free there's over 800 videos that give you Instructions You I can use those for free
And if you have questions you can contact us that's the way to do it is our help desk email help that car titles But instant titles A lot of times for our customer is important If you're selling your vehicle If you need to trade it in if we need a title for your insurance maybe the car's impounded And the tow truck company won't give it to you until you get your title out Those are all valid reasons to get an instant title Plus you don't have to wait for the mail and Be at risk that it gets lost in the mail because the title gets lost in the mail It's very difficult to replace So an instant title may be an option for your scenario Check with your state check with our website And see if it applies in your situation