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Old 04-09-2007, 06:57 PM
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Default Re: PA title search

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per commonwealth of PA letter, dept of transportation, dated 3/7/07 ..."the bureau of motor vehicles, record retrieval unit, can only provide microfilm copies of records dating back ten years...."

phone # is 800 932 4600 (in state) & 717 412 5300.

sounds like you got lucky on your 87 GN.

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This is false information. I do them all the time, they will go back to new - if they have it. They lost some records along the way, and therefore may not be able to retrieve everything for every car. You need to know how to fill out the form correctly, and choose the correct 'reason code'. Also, make sure you get the form notarized, otherwise they will surely send it back. I am not aware of a number anywhere on the information that denotes how many records they have on file. I would suggest that you do the searches one at a time, making sure that you write in the vin # and the title # on each search. If you send multiple requests, you will likely get gyped on the response - been there, done that, several times. One final note, if you get a response that says there is no info, don't be afraid to send it in again with a copy of that response, and ask for it again - just make sure you pay the fee again and get it notarized again. A lot of times the depth of information that you receive depends on which person at the DMV processed your request on that given day. PA is not a bad state for title work, there are better states - but also worse states.

If you need some help with the form, or interpreting the info received, let me know.
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