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Junk car buyers in North Carolina

79 screened junk car buyers in North Carolina, with their Google ratings. Enter your ZIP to compare cash offers.

North Carolina rules

What you need to sell a junk car in North Carolina

  • PlatesYou take them off
  • Signing the titleA notary is needed
  • Take your plates off when you sell. Turn them in at any NC license plate agency unless you are moving them to another car you own.
  • Turn in the plate before you cancel the car's insurance, or you can face fines.
  • North Carolina titles must be signed in front of a notary.
  • If the sold car still shows on your NC DMV record, you can file form MVR-46F, notarized, to have it marked cancelled.
  • If your car is 12 model years old or older, a salvage yard or metal recycler can buy it without a title if you show photo ID and sign a seller statement.
  • 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 NC DMV has the final word.

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

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