Selling a junk or dead car in Pocatello

If staying on top of that isn't worth it for this car, we buy whole non-running and junk cars. You sell the whole car as it sits, and pickup is free anywhere in the US.

The rule for private property

Section 8.14.050 declares a nuisance the presence on private property, "outside the confines of enclosed buildings, of inoperative, wrecked, discarded, partially dismantled, junked vehicles or vehicle parts." The code gives its reasons: broken glass, standing water, rusted parts piling up and possible damage to the environment.

The ban does not apply to a lawfully run auto salvage, towing and storage, or auto sales business where the vehicle is needed for that business, or to a government auto storage area. It also does not apply to cars that hold a repair or restoration permit.

The two permits

Code enforcement staff issue both.

Under the repair permit, both cars sit under fitted covers whenever they are outside and not actually being worked on. Thirty days is not long for a swap that stalls. If the parts car has given all it can, or the repair is not going to happen, selling the cars whole beats renewing the problem. See part it out or sell it whole and old project car.

When two cars make a salvage yard

Pocatello's zoning definitions set a low bar. "The storage of two (2) or more unlicensed or inoperative vehicles constitutes an auto salvage yard." That chapter also says outdoor storage means junked or inoperative vehicles kept outside a building "for seventy two (72) hours or more." So in Pocatello, a second dead car by the house is more than a mess. It changes how the lot is classed.

The street is for running, registered cars

Section 8.16.030 allows short- and long-term curbside parking only for "lawfully registered, operative motor vehicles." Using the streets to store unregistered or inoperative cars is prohibited, and "the owner(s) may be issued a misdemeanor citation." Anything stored that way is subject to removal, and the owner pays for it, storage included. A car with lapsed tags parked at the curb is in that group even if it starts.

Title and plates in Bannock County

Private-sale title paperwork goes through the Bannock County assessor's motor vehicle office. A title runs $14 with the county's admin fee added. Buyers who file after 30 days pay $20.00 extra.

• Sign over the current title. Any lender listed signs a release as well.
• Cars newer than 2010 that weigh less than 16,000 lb need the odometer disclosure done.
• If the car is done driving for good, put "for junk only" on the face of the title. It stays on every later title.
• If the car will be dismantled, the title must be surrendered to ITD. Failing to do that is unlawful, so a junk car still needs its title. If yours is lost, file the ITD 3367 with a notary stamp. More on that in selling with no title.

Keep the plates and registration card. A $5 transfer fee puts the plate on your next registered vehicle. Pocatello sellers then file the release of liability with ITD no later than 5 days after the handover. It costs $3.50 and keeps later tickets, towing or storage off your plate. The Idaho page has the full state rules; after you sell covers the rest.

Nearby

Heading north in a straight line, Idaho Falls is 47.8 miles off and Ammon 48.8. Rexburg is 73.9 miles, and Twin Falls 103.7 miles west.

Getting an offer

Call (877) 421-6008 or send the form. Our offer form covers the details for a Pocatello car. We load from a garage, a backyard under its fitted cover, or a shop lot.