HELP
Title and paperwork
Selling without a title, signing it over, your plates and telling the state you sold it.
All help topics
- Can I sell my car without a title?The three ways round a missing title, what a yard will ask you for, and how to list a car without one.
- How do I sign over my title?Where you sign, which states want a notary, when to write the mileage, and why you keep the title until you are paid.
- What do I do with my plates, registration and insurance?Whether your plates come off, and why in some states you turn in the plates or cancel the registration before you cancel your insurance.
- Do I have to tell the state I sold my car?Which states ask you to report the sale, how soon, and why it is worth doing even where it is optional.
- Can I sell a car that still has a loan on it?Why a loan matters to a junk car sale, and what to do whether you paid it off or not.
- Can I sell a car for someone else?Selling a car for a family member or a friend, and what to sort out before pickup day.