Selling a wrecked or dead car in Newark

That is where we come in. We buy whole non-running and junk cars. You sell the whole car as it sits, and pickup is free anywhere in the US, from a curb downtown to a lot across town.

Which cars Newark restricts

Section 15:10-1 covers any motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer that is:

• "missing tires, wheels, engine, or any essential parts"
• showing "extensive body damage or deterioration"
• "wrecked, disassembled or partially disassembled"

A car you have started taking parts off counts too. The rule covers whoever keeps the car there, not only the owner. Our missing parts guide covers selling one that is half stripped.

The 72-hour notice

Section 20:10-4 sets the clock. The city notifies both the vehicle's owner and whoever owns the ground under it to remove the car "within 72 hours of the receipt of the notice." It can also stick the notice right on the car.

One detail catches people out. If the car has no current registration plate, the code says the owner "shall be presumed to have received this notice." Pulling the plates does not stop the clock.

After both owners have been told of the violation and their right to a hearing, an officer may tow the car as an abandoned vehicle. The rule does not reach a car inside a fully enclosed building, or one at a business that holds a license to buy, sell, store or dismantle vehicles or keep them for repair.

Who is allowed to wreck cars in Newark

Under Section 8:8-1, junk shops, junkyards and metal processors that buy used cars to wreck, store or sell for parts need a limited used motor vehicle sales lot license. On the property, every fluid must be drained from an unregistered car before it is junked or wrecked, under Section 8:8-8. The same section caps a yard at one vehicle per 200 square feet. The code also says anyone offered a car with a removed or altered serial number must tell the Chief of Police right away.

Title, plates and the East Orange office

Essex County's Vehicle Center at 183 South 18th Street, Suite B, East Orange, is about 2 miles northwest of central Newark, as the crow flies. That is the one we checked; the county may have more. Lost titles are replaced there or at any Vehicle Center for $60, with an appointment and the OS/SS-UTA form.

Put your signature in the seller's space on the title's reverse side. Pair it with a bill of sale: buyer's full name, home address, sale price, date and odometer number. Finishing the transfer is the buyer's errand at a motor vehicle agency, plus Form BA-49 when that applies. Plates are never sold with the car. Remove them and turn them in, or put them on another vehicle.

Getting an offer

Reach us at (877) 421-6008 or through the form. All we need is the car's model and year, about how many miles, if it runs, and where things stand with the title. If a 72-hour notice is already on the car, say so. Harrison is 1.7 miles away, and Elizabeth is 4.1. The New Jersey page covers the state rules.