Process your vehicles faster than ever before
TowLien by Autura finds a vehicle's interested parties and sends state-compliant notifications automatically — so you can clear your lot without living at the post office.
Processing time per vehicle with TowLien
Processed per hour, up from 1–3 by hand
You're spending hours on something that should take minutes
Paper, postage, and waiting
Most tow companies apply to individual state DMVs one at a time, mail or submit payment per request, then wait weeks or months for a response.
Hours lost driving to the post office and standing in line
Paper, toner, envelopes, and file storage pile up as fixed costs
Original compliance documents can get lost
Search, notify, and track from your desk
TowLien searches DMV databases for the registered owner, lienholder, and insurance information, then sends the required notifications automatically.
Real-time owner, lienholder, and insurance lookups
State-required notifications sent without leaving the office
One dashboard tracks impound → mailing → USPS delivery
Set up your account and start clearing vehicles
Create your account
Sign up for TowLien. Multiple users and locations can share one approved business account.
Verify eligibility
Confirm you meet DPPA requirements so we can approve your account to access protected owner information.
Onboard and train
Our team gets you set up with hands-on support and training — not just a help-desk ticket.
Search, notify, collect
Start processing vehicles, sending state-compliant notifications, and clearing your lot.
What does your business needs to qualify?
The DPPA (18 U.S.C. § 2721 et seq.) permits releasing protected owner information to notify owners of towed or impounded vehicles. To use TowLien, you must have:
A physical storage facility address in your legal business name
Proper authorization to tow, impound, and store vehicles
Not sure if you qualify? Request a demo and we'll confirm eligibility and the approved mail methods for your state.
Live rates for every state we serve
Hover or tap a state to see its search fees and notification mail rates. TowLien is an approved authorized provider in 39 states and adding more — rates are maintained by our team and updated as they change.
Common questions. Quick answers.
TowLien by Autura is integrated lien search and notification software for impounded and stored vehicles. It finds a vehicle's interested parties, sends the state-required notifications, and helps you collect fees or move the vehicle to auction — without the manual DMV and post office work.
When a vehicle is towed and enters storage, its data flows from your Towing Management Software into TowLien automatically, so there's no duplicate data entry. Vehicle status updates stay in sync across systems, and TowLien has built-in integrations with Aries, Dispatch Anywhere, TOPS, plus Autura Marketplace for unclaimed vehicle auctions.
There are no monthly fees or subscriptions — you pre-pay and pay only for what you search and send. Rates vary by state and by mail method, and reloading your account keeps you processing vehicles. Detailed rates are maintained separately by our team.
A dashboard tracks every vehicle from impound through mailing, USPS receipt, tracking, and delivery status. From there you can collect storage and impound fees from the owner or lienholder, or move forward with resale, auction, or salvage when an owner does not respond.
Yes. Multiple users and locations are allowed on the business account that registered and was approved for eligibility.
No. TowLien does not issue titles. It helps you search for interested parties, send required notifications, and build the digital print packet to apply for title or salvage. The state issues the title.
TowLien offers a national title search to determine the last state of title, either before or after a search in your home state. Running both covers you on compliance, since a vehicle can show an active home-state registration while having been more recently titled elsewhere.
TowLien is an approved authorized provider in a growing number of states. Check the state rate map above to see where search and notification services are live, then reach out for a demo and we can confirm availability, current rates, and approved mail methods for your state.
TowLien operates under the Federal DPPA (18 U.S.C. § 2721 et seq.), which permits release of protected owner information to notify owners of towed or impounded vehicles. Your business must meet DPPA eligibility, including a physical storage facility address under your company's legal business name with proper authorization to tow, impound, and store vehicles.
