Selling a dead or junk car in Glen Cove

We buy whole non-running and junk cars. You sell the whole car as it sits, with free pickup anywhere in the US, so a Glen Cove car that quit at the curb doesn't need a tow first.

When the police can move it

Glen Cove's code also deals with bad weather. "When any vehicle is parked or abandoned on any highway or public parking lot within this City during a snowstorm, flood, fire or other public emergency" that affects its spot, the car "may be removed by or under the direction of the Glen Cove Police Department." A car that hasn't moved since the last nice day is exactly the one at risk.

The code also has a fallback penalty for local traffic rules that carry no other fine. A first conviction brings "a fine of not more than $100 or by imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or by both."

Already towed? Our towed or impounded guide helps you decide between paying to get it back and selling it from the lot.

On your own property

The code passages we read cover streets and public lots. They say nothing about a dead car in a private Glen Cove driveway. The state leaves that to local law, so ask the city if yours has been sitting a while. On the public side, New York's VTL 1224 calls a plateless car abandoned after six hours in a public place.

New York paperwork for the sale

• Title: the transfer lines are on the back. Sign there, with no notary in the room.
• Bill of sale: the MV-912, filled in with VIN, price and date. You and the buyer each keep a copy, and the original goes to the DMV with the buyer.
• Plates: unscrew them and lift off the windshield sticker. Before your Glen Cove insurance runs out, turn the plates in to the DMV or put them on your next car. Keep the FS-6T slip it hands back.
• Lost title, older car: an owner who has no title can use the MV-35 to sell to a state-registered dismantler, itinerant collector or certified scrap processor. The car has to be eight model years old or more and valued at $1,250 at most.

With no state notice-of-sale form, a Glen Cove seller relies on the plate return and a copy of the MV-912.

Towns on our map near Glen Cove

As the crow flies, New Rochelle is 7.5 miles off, Port Chester 8.4, Mineola 9.5 and Mount Vernon 9.8. New York-wide rules live on our New York page. Car doesn't run has more on selling one that won't start.

Getting an offer

Use the form or call (877) 421-6008. Share the car and its miles, if it cranks, how the title looks, and the street and side it's stuck on. Pickup can be from a curb, a public lot or a driveway near the water.