Question 10: Can I register a vehicle that has been wrecked or has a salvage title?

Can I register a vehicle that has been wrecked or has a salvage title?

Salvage Title/Salvage Remark

You are ineligible to purchase registration on your vehicle with any type of salvage title or salvage remark on the record or out of state title. Once a vehicle has been repaired, application can be made for a regular Texas title and registration may be purchased at the time of application. For more information on how to title a vehicle that has a salvage title or a salvage remark on the record, see the FAQ's - Motor Vehicle Titles.  Related forms can be found on the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles website by navigating to the "Salvage Operation Forms" section.

Texas Title

If you are the titled owner, you may purchase registration on a vehicle that has been wrecked but has a regular Texas title with a salvage notation.

Renewal paperwork including the renewal notice, supporting documentation and fees can be mailed or placed in the secure drop box for processing inside select Tax Office locations,  and outside the Mansfield and Arlington sub-courthouses.  We accept checks/money orders/cashier’s checks made payable to Wendy Burgess, Tax Assessor-Collector, through the mail and in the drop box.  No cash or credit card information through the mail or in the drop box please.  The sticker and plates are mailed to you.  Please allow 3 weeks for processing and mail time. The title will be mailed separately in 8-10 weeks. Please email our office if you do not receive the title.

The mailing address is:

Tarrant County Tax Office

100 E. Weatherford Street

Fort Worth, TX  76196