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What does a lien on a car mean?

Updated: 4/28/2022
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A lien on any automobile means the owner has either takens a loan out to pay on the vehicle or to pay something else but uses the vehilce as collateral or a 3rd party company has placed a lien againt the vehicle to collect unpaid money.

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