Plain answers before you sell
Titles, liens, plates, insurance and pricing, written from DMV rules and buyers’ published policies, with sources on every page.
- Paperwork
Can you sell a car without a title?
Usually you need one, but there are real options when it’s lost, and some states don’t title older cars at all.
- Checklist
Pickup-day paperwork checklist
Title, ID, keys, lien release, and the one box on the title you shouldn’t fill in yet.
- After the sale
After you sell: plates, insurance and release of liability
The order matters. Cancel insurance first in New York and you can lose your license.
- Money
Selling a car you still owe money on
Payoff quotes, positive vs negative equity, and why the lender holds the title.
- Straight talk
Why instant offers change at pickup
The most common complaint about every instant-offer buyer, and how to make sure it doesn’t happen to you.
- Value
What is a junk car worth?
Weight, scrap prices, the catalytic converter, and whether anything on it is worth reselling.
- Compare
Private sale, trade-in, junkyard or instant offer?
An honest comparison, including when you shouldn’t use an instant offer.
Find out what it’s worth today.
About a dozen questions, an offer on screen, and no obligation to take it. If you accept, Peddle’s towing partner comes to you and pays by check at pickup.