Junk Car Buyers in Connecticut

Cities in Connecticut

Connecticut rules

What you need to sell a junk car in Connecticut

PlatesYou take them off

Take your plates off the car and cancel your registration with the Connecticut DMV.
Sign the back of the title and give the buyer a bill of sale. You can use form H-31 or write your own.
Canceling your registration online is free. Until you cancel, your town can still charge property tax on the car.
Lost your title? If the buyer will register the car in Connecticut, sign forms H-6B and Q-1 and give them to the buyer.
Connecticut does not title cars more than 20 model years old. For those, your registration certificate proves you own the car.
Federal law: if your car is a 2011 or newer, write the mileage on the title when you sign it. A 2010 or older car is exempt.

Checked October 2026 against the official sources below. Rules change, so if anything here does not match your situation, the Connecticut DMV has the final word.

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Lost the title? Selling a junk car without a title, state by state.