Villa Park junk and dead car sales

A second clock for home lots

A separate section covers houses. Section 16-116 says "no automobile, station wagon or truck that is in an inoperative condition, or not licensed shall be permitted on any residential property for more than one hundred twenty (120) hours unless it is in an enclosed garage." So lapsed registration alone starts that five-day count. The same section requires that "all repairs shall be within an enclosed garage in residential areas," which rules out a long driveway engine swap.

Villa Park's Section 15-401 does not apply to a vehicle "enclosed within a building on private property." Also exempt are one held by a business with an on-site office in the right zone, and a working drag-strip race car.

Zoning adds a cap on numbers. In R districts, "no more than four (4) vehicles may be parked or stored in street yards, except for occasional guests," and only private passenger cars may park there.

From notice to removal

Under Section 15-401, a junked car on private land is "a public nuisance which may be abated." After notice is served, Section 15-408 allows a "seven-day period of compliance." If the car stays past that, or a hearing finds a violation, "the chief of police, or his designee, shall have the right to take possession of the junked motor vehicle and remove it from the premises." Getting in the way of that crew is against the code.

Streets are covered too. Section 14-403 bars leaving "any partially dismantled, nonoperating, wrecked, or junked vehicle on any street or highway," and Section 14-404 declares inoperable cars a nuisance "whether on public or private property." If a car gets booted for unpaid fines, Section 26-116 says it is towed and impounded once the boot has stayed on for seventy-two (72) hours.

The junking route in Illinois

Scrap cars leave the title system through a junking certificate. By law, the person holding a junk vehicle has 15 days to send in the title along with an application. Owners with no lienholder on record skip the surrender. Junking certificates "may be assigned to anyone"; salvage certificates are limited to licensed rebuilders, recyclers and scrap processors, or buyers of salvage from out of state. After junking, the car is never titled again. Our junkyard or scrap yard page explains the difference.

Ordinary sales are simpler. Date and sign the title when the buyer takes the keys, pocket the plates, and get VSD 703, or the title's detachable notice, on its way to Springfield promptly.

Nearby towns

Elmhurst is 1.9 miles away as the crow flies, Lombard 2.1, Addison 3.5 and Glen Ellyn 4.5. The Illinois page has the statewide picture, and selling as is covers skipping repairs.

Getting an offer

Message us through the form or at (877) 421-6008. Our short offer form covers your Villa Park car. In Villa Park we load from curbs, driveways and garages.