Sell your car in New York City
Get an instant offer and free towing anywhere in the New York City area, then file the New York 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 New York City
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.
New York paperwork after the sale
- Notify the state
- Remove your plates and surrender them to the DMV; keep the FS-6T receipt.
- Plates
- Surrender plates before cancelling insurance. A lapse in insurance on registered plates can lead to fines and a suspended registration or license.
- Also
- For model year 1972 and older, New York uses a transferable registration instead of a title.
This is a summary as of October 2026. Confirm with the New York 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.
- NY DMV: surrender plates: dmv.ny.gov/registration/temporary-surrender-of-vehicle-plates-and-registration-store-plates-for-a-season
- NY DMV: proof of ownership: dmv.ny.gov/titles/proof-of-ownership-is-not-available
Selling a car in New York City?
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.