Selling a dead car in Keene

We buy whole non-running and junk cars anywhere in Keene's 37.092 square miles. You sell the whole car as it sits, and pickup is free anywhere in the US.

Keene's parking rules for a car that will not move

The ban "may be made applicable to all City streets, certain streets, or streets within a defined perimeter," so check which streets a given ban covers. City lots carry their own overnight limits under the same section:

• Wells Street parking structure: no vehicle left standing between 12:01 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday and Thursday, except in the spaces set aside for overnight permit parking.
• City Hall garage, upper deck, and the Library/Heberton Hall lots: no standing from 12:01 a.m. to 6:00 a.m., except city vehicles and permitted vehicles.
• James Street and Commercial Street lot: no standing from 12:01 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.

On metered streets, Section 94-152 adds: "No person shall park a vehicle in any space for a longer period than the legal parking time established by the city."

A dead car on your own property

The Keene code sections we found deal with parking, not with junk cars kept at a home. This page follows state law. Keene could add its own rules, so check with city hall first.

If a car does get towed and stored, state law lets the storage company act fast. If a car is worth under $1,000 or good only for salvage, it can be disposed of in 15 days, once verified-mail notice has run at least 10 days. An unclaimed car over 5 model years old can be disposed of after 20 days with notice. See towed or impounded.

Title, bill of sale and plates

Under RSA 261:14, the owner signs the title over to the buyer at delivery. Keene sellers with a New Hampshire title fill in the buyer's name, address and current odometer number on its reverse. Both of you sign before the buyer takes it. Cars older than model year 2000 have no state title. Those sell with a bill of sale (TDMV 22A), plus a TDMV 19A or a copy of a prior registration or title.

You keep the plates. Once you sell, the registration ends. Bring the expired registration to the town or city clerk for transfer credit. New Hampshire registrations start with the clerk, while titles come from the state DMV. More in after you sell.

Keene's place on the map

Keene sits well apart from the other New Hampshire towns on this site. Bedford is about 39.0 miles away as the crow flies, Merrimack about 40.4 and Concord about 42.3. Free pickup covers Keene all the same. See New Hampshire for statewide rules.

Getting an offer

Reach out online or at (877) 421-6008. Keene owners can get going with our short offer form. Let us know if a parking ban is coming on its street. We pick it up from a side street off Main Street, a driveway or a garage, wherever it is.