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Town guide · Connecticut

Selling a junked car in Farmington

Farmington charges $150 a day once a junked car overstays, and the clock on private land is cumulative: 30 days in any six-month period, not 30 in a row. Moving the car to the street for a night and back does not reset it. If the fine math is starting to worry you, we buy whole non-running and junk cars. You sell the whole car as it sits, with free pickup anywhere in the US, Farmington included.

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The brick main building at Miss Porter's School in Farmington, with a white-columned porch, black shutters and a lamppost in spring
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Farmington, the short version

Population
28,632 (Census estimate, July 2025)
Town rule
Town Code, Vehicles, Junked
Fine
$150 per day
Public property limit
24 consecutive hours
Private property limit
30 cumulative days in any six months
Time to remove after notice
30 days
DMV at 60 State Street
About 10 miles east

Two limits and one fine

The town code puts it in one sentence. Anyone "causing or permitting a junked motor vehicle to exist on public property for more than 24 consecutive hours, or on private property for a period longer than 30 cumulative days in any six-month period, shall be subject to a fine of $150 per day for each day or part thereof." So a few hours over still bills as a whole day.

On a public road or town land, the town does not wait for you. It "shall cause said motor vehicle to be removed to a motor vehicle junkyard," then writes to the owner by certified mail and bills the removal.

When the town finds it on private land

The notice section reaches more than one kind of car: "a junked motor vehicle, an abandoned motor vehicle or two or more unregistered motor vehicle(s)." So a second unregistered car in the driveway can draw a letter even if neither one is wrecked.

The process has two parts. The town sends certified mail to whoever controls the property, and it also publishes "a notice in a local newspaper with substantial circulation in Farmington." If the car is still there "30 days after receipt of said notification," the town may tow it to a junkyard.

Who pays, and how it sticks

The bill can go to the car's owner or to the person in control of the land. The exception is when the town finds that the property owner, the occupant and their families had nothing to do with the car being there. Once a bill has gone a month unpaid, "the Police Chief or Zoning Enforcement Officer shall cause to be recorded in the Town Clerk's office a sworn statement" of the costs. That puts the debt on the town's land records. The town also reports every junked car it finds to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, with where and when it was found.

Paperwork for a Farmington sale

In a straight line east, Farmington's center is about 10 miles from the DMV at 60 State Street in Wethersfield. Connecticut titles come only from that state agency. You can book an appointment at most offices, though a junk car sale rarely needs one:

  1. Sign on the back of the certificate where the seller signs; the buyer takes it from there.
  2. Write the bill of sale on Form H-31 or plain paper (see the FAQ below for what it must show).
  3. Copy both before they leave. The DMV lists no notary requirement.

Title gone missing? Apply on Form H-6B; the fee is $25.00 and the replacement comes by mail within 20 business days. For anything over 20 model years old, Connecticut issues no title, and the DMV publishes a letter to prove the exemption. Form Q-1 and the final registration complete that kind of sale.

Pull the plates before pickup, since Connecticut leaves them with you. The DMV puts online cancellation at about 7 minutes; do it and save the plate disposition receipt. Carry insurance until it shows cancelled. If a refund is due, the DMV offers it during cancellation and the State Comptroller mails the check.

Getting an offer

Use the form or dial (877) 421-6008. Use the form for your Farmington car. Our truck can reach a home near Miss Porter's School, a condo lot, or the garage whose repair quote you turned down. Close by: New Britain, West Hartford and Bristol. For the full state rules, see Connecticut.

Questions people ask

How long can a junked car sit on my Farmington property?
The town code allows no longer than 30 cumulative days in any six-month period on private property. Past that, the person responsible owes $150 for every day, with even a partial day billed. On public property the limit is 24 consecutive hours.
I have two unregistered cars. Does that trigger the rule?
It can. The notice section applies to a junked car, an abandoned car, or two or more unregistered cars on private property. The town notifies the person in control by certified mail and publishes a notice in a local newspaper.
What if the town removes the car and I do not pay?
Thirty days after the bill goes out, an unpaid balance leads the Police Chief or Zoning Enforcement Officer to record a sworn statement of the removal and disposal costs in the Town Clerk's office.
Is there a required state form for the bill of sale?
No. Form H-31 is available, but Connecticut also takes a seller's own write-up if it lists the VIN, color and year along with make and model, the price and date, who bought and who sold with each one's address, and the seller's signature.

Sources

Every fact on this page comes from one of these. Checked October 11, 2026.

  1. Farmington Code, Vehicles, Junked ecode360.com
  2. Connecticut General Statutes Chapter 246 cga.ct.gov
  3. CT DMV: Selling a vehicle portal.ct.gov
  4. CT DMV: Cancel registration and plates portal.ct.gov
  5. CT DMV: Replace your title portal.ct.gov
  6. CT DMV: Title exemption letter portal.ct.gov
  7. CT DMV: Locations and office hours portal.ct.gov
  8. U.S. Census Bureau population estimates, 2025 www2.census.gov