Selling a dead car in Derry, New Hampshire

We buy whole non-running and junk cars from all over Derry, titled or not. You sell the whole car as it sits, and pickup is free anywhere in the US.

Papers for a car with no title

The DMV lists what the seller of a title-exempt car provides:

• form TDMV 22A, the "Report of Sale or Transfer of a Non-Titled Motor Vehicle", filled out and signed correctly
• with it, a properly filled Verification of Vehicle Identification (TDMV 19A), or a copy of the previous registration or title

The DMV's selling page puts it another way: a bill of sale with a current or expired New Hampshire registration, or a title. An old expired registration in the glovebox is worth keeping. See our bill of sale guide for filling one in.

Papers for a 2000 or newer car

These are titled. The title goes to the buyer at the time of sale. On its back, write the buyer's name, address and the odometer reading as it stands, then the two of you sign. If the title has gone missing, file an Application for Duplicate Title (TDMV 18). If more than one person owned the car, all of them sign. If a lien was recorded, attach a Release of Lien (TDMV 20). The fee rose from $25 to $35 on January 1, 2026, though a DMV FAQ copy still showed $25.00. Expect roughly 30 to 50 calendar days once the DMV has the application.

A facility that crushes, shreds, bales or shears a car takes the title assigned to it, unless the car is title-exempt. So a pre-2000 car goes to the crusher on its bill of sale.

Derry's rules on keeping a dead car

We could not find Derry's town code online. We only cover state law here. Derry could have rules of its own on junk or unregistered cars, so ask the town first.

The state has no annual inspection to worry about for now. The program is suspended until further notice, and stations may not issue state inspection stickers. Drivers must still keep any car they drive in New Hampshire safe under RSA chapter 266, and the state says the status can change.

Your plates after the sale

They stay with you. Once the car has a new owner, its registration ends. Hang on to the expired registration. Move the plates to your next vehicle and the Derry town clerk uses it to give you transfer credit. More in after you sell.

Close to Derry

In a straight line, Londonderry sits roughly 5.6 miles off, Salem roughly 7.5 and Manchester roughly 10.6. The New Hampshire page has the statewide rules.

Getting an offer

Call (877) 421-6008 or ask online. Start with the model year, because it settles if you need a title or a bill of sale. After that, the make, model, miles and if it starts. We'll come to your Derry car in a garage, a side yard, or parked in a lot by the old depot.