Sell your car in Houston
Get an instant offer and free towing anywhere in the Houston area, then file the Texas paperwork that takes your name off the car for good.
We’re an independent guide, not the buyer. Offers come from Peddle, a nationwide car-buying service, and we may earn a referral fee when you sell through our form.
How selling works in Houston
The process is the same nationwide: describe the car, get Peddle’s offer on screen, and if you accept, a local towing partner schedules pickup, usually within a day or two. The driver checks the car, you sign the title, and they hand you a check.
Texas paperwork after the sale
- Notify the state
- Submit a Vehicle Transfer Notification (VTR-346) within 30 days, online or by mail. It protects you from tickets and tolls incurred after the sale.
- Plates
- In Texas, the seller may remove and keep the plates.
- Also
- Remove the car from your TxTag or toll account as soon as it’s picked up. Houston-area toll roads bill by plate.
This is a summary as of October 2026. Confirm with the Texas agency linked below before you sign anything.
Any condition
Non-running, wrecked, flood-damaged, totaled or just unwanted. Describe it accurately and the offer holds at pickup.
- Texas DMV: buying or selling a vehicle: www.txdmv.gov/motorists/buying-or-selling-a-vehicle
Selling a car in Houston?
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.