Selling a junk or dead car in Moscow, Idaho

We buy whole non-running and junk cars in Moscow. You sell the whole car as it sits, and pickup is free anywhere in the US.

Filing the release

The statement goes to ITD within five days of delivery to the buyer. Be accurate. It is unlawful to file a release you know has false information on it. Keep a copy with the date you handed over the keys.

What we could not check

We couldn't locate Moscow's city code online, which leaves no city section for us to quote. Idaho law below applies inside the city, and a city rule on dead or unregistered cars on a lot or street could still apply on top of it. If a notice is already taped to your windshield, that notice is the rule to follow; see notice to remove a car.

A dead car left on a road

Idaho forbids leaving a car abandoned beside a highway, and on land you do not control unless its owner or occupant agrees. A car left by the road may get a notice saying a tow comes after 48 hours. With current plates, a Moscow officer tries reaching the owner first, but the car is towed anyway if no one answers. Next, the tow company tells ITD about the tow inside 1 business day. More notices then go out by first-class mail. This is exactly the chain a filed release keeps off your name once the car is sold.

Title paperwork through Latah County

Private-sale title paperwork goes to the Latah County assessor's motor vehicle office. If the buyer waits past 30 days, a $20.00 late-filing penalty is added.

Your part is to sign over the current title. If a lienholder is listed, get their release as well. For a car newer than 2010 and lighter than 16,000 lb, add an odometer disclosure. If the car is not going to be driven again, "for junk only" goes on the face of the title, and no one may then operate it on a highway. If the title is lost, see selling with no title.

Plates stay with you

Idaho keeps the plates and registration card with the seller. Pull them before the truck leaves. You can move the plate to your next car once it is registered, for a $5 transfer fee.

Nearby

Lewiston is 23.3 miles south, Coeur d'Alene 67.9 miles north and Post Falls 68.8 miles, straight-line. The Idaho page has the state rules, and after you sell the last steps.

Getting an offer

Reach us through the form or at (877) 421-6008. Just a few lines: the brand, the model year, the miles, does it run, and do you have the title. We can come to a Moscow rental driveway or a shop lot.