Junk car buyers in Texas

102 screened junk car buyers in Texas, with their Google ratings. Enter your ZIP to compare cash offers.

Cities in Texas

Texas rules

What you need to sell a junk car in Texas

PlatesYou take them off
Reporting the saleOptional

Take your plates and registration sticker off. You can move the plates to a car you buy, keep them, or deface them so no one can use them.
Sign the title over with the sale date and odometer reading, and give the buyer a signed Form 130-U that shows the sales price.
You can file a Vehicle Transfer Notification with the Texas DMV online within 30 days, so the buyer's tolls and tickets are not charged to you.
Lost your title? Apply for a certified copy with Form VTR-34. It costs $2 by mail or $5.45 at a Texas DMV regional service center.
If your car is at least 13 years old and has not been registered in 7 years, a used auto parts recycler can buy it for scrap without the title.
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 Texas DMV has the final word.

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