Selling a junk or old car in Attleboro

Old cars without a title

With an exempt car, the buyer registers it using the last owner's registration and a bill of sale where a title would normally go. So before an old car leaves Attleboro, dig out the most recent registration you have and write a bill of sale that shows the price. Both conditions must hold: model year 1980 or earlier, and purchased before Nov. 26, 1990. A car of the right age bought after that date does not qualify.

A newer car with a lost title is a separate problem; begin with junk car with no title.

Attleboro's rules on stored cars

We could not find Attleboro's ordinances online, so this section covers only Massachusetts law. Attleboro may set its own rules for cars kept on a lot, and the city can confirm that before a dead car sits.

• Towing off private land. Chapter 266, section 120D, forbids moving a car from private property unless the person in lawful control told the driver not to park there, in person or with a posted sign, and police are told. Doing it anyway risks a fine of up to $100. Massachusetts sends these questions to local police guides.
• Left on a way. In Attleboro, 72 hours is the limit under Chapter 90, section 22C. After that, a street officer may remove a car that looks abandoned on any public or private way, or on land without the owner's okay, if towing and disposal would run higher than the car's value. It may then be scrapped as refuse.

Newer cars: the title itself

For a titled car, the RMV's private-sale steps are brief. First the seller fills in the mileage. Both the Attleboro buyer and seller then sign, print their names and date the transfer section of the title. Write the price on the title's price line if it has one, or else on a bill of sale. Notarization is not one of the steps.

Then comes the buyer's side. The application is filled out, stamped and signed by a licensed Massachusetts insurance agent. The RMV would rather buyers go through agents and dealers, and the title has to be done within 10 days of buying.

Plates and the excise bill

Plates stay with the Attleboro seller. Cancel online, hold on to the receipt, and pass your insurer a copy. Then an Attleboro seller can cut or recycle the plates, or put them on a new car inside 7 calendar days. There is no fallback: the RMV issues no temporary plates.

Cancelling also stops Attleboro's excise, which the city charges at $25 per $1,000 of value on any registered car.

Getting an offer

Selling a car in Attleboro? Ring (877) 421-6008 or fill in our short form. Pickup is free anywhere in the US, so the driver collects it from an Attleboro garage or side yard. North Attleborough has a page 3.4 miles away and Mansfield is 7.1; statewide rules are on Massachusetts.