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<FILING-DATE>20040518
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<OWNER-DATA>
<CONFORMED-NAME>WACHTEL HARRY M
<CIK>0001128972
</OWNER-DATA>
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<FILM-NUMBER>04817066
</FILING-VALUES>
<BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>2061 N.W. 2ND AVE.
<CITY>BOCA RATON
<STATE>FL
<ZIP>33431
<PHONE>18007597910
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
</REPORTING-OWNER>
<ISSUER>
<COMPANY-DATA>
<CONFORMED-NAME>AUTOINFO INC
<CIK>0000351017
<ASSIGNED-SIC>4210
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<STATE-OF-INCORPORATION>DE
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</COMPANY-DATA>
<BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>PO BOX 4383
<CITY>STAMFORD
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<PHONE>2019301800
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
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<STREET1>PO BOX 4383
<CITY>STAMFORD
<STATE>CT
<ZIP>06907-0383
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
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<DESCRIPTION>FORM 4
<TEXT>
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    <schemaVersion>X0202</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2004-05-17</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000351017</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>AUTOINFO INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>AUTO</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001128972</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>WACHTEL HARRY M</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>6413 CONGRESS AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 240</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BOCA RATON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>FL</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>33487</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Chief Executive Officer</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2004-05-17</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>5</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>G</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>220000</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>7000000</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of 1,750,000 shares of common stock for which he has sole voting power, but for which he does not have or share the opportunity, directly or indirectly, to profit or share in any profit derived from a transaction in the securities.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">As of the Transaction Date, the Reporting Person made 5 bona fide gifts of common stock to family and non-family members.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The dispositions were gifts without consideration.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Harry M. Wachtel</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2004-05-18</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>

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