Harrison: selling a car parked for years

We buy whole non-running and junk cars. You sell the whole car as it sits, with free pickup anywhere in the US, at the end of any Harrison driveway, long or short.

A registration that ran out long ago

The DMV's online renewal stretches only twelve months past the expiry date. Older than that, the car needs a brand-new registration, done in person or by post, and we found no fee charged for the missed years. Once it's sold, the buyer handles title and registration at a DMV office.

Insurance is the part that can't wait. A car that is registered but uninsured draws a DMV letter, with fines or a suspension behind it. The plates and registration go back to the DMV before the policy ends. Keep the FS-6T receipt.

Inspection and emissions on an older car

Statewide, cars get inspected yearly and on every change of owner, and the inspection usually includes an OBDII emissions check. Anything older than 25 model years skips the emissions part. So do cars younger than two model years, most diesels, electrics and historical-plate cars. A private buyer also gets a 10-day window after registering before the inspection is due.

Very old cars and missing titles

Cars built for model year 1972 or earlier never got New York titles, and they change hands on the transferable registration. Anything newer has a title, and a lost one can be reordered on the MV-902 for $20.00. Start with inherited car if the car was owned by a spouse or parent who has died. Only someone named on that title can sign it away. When two people are listed, either one can sell, and a car titled to a business is sold by a member of that business.

Signing it away

There is an assignment area on the title's back. Fill it in and sign, then add your signature to the MV-912 bill of sale. A notary isn't needed for either. Before the Harrison pickup, remove both plates and scrape off the sticker on the windshield. They remain yours, to return to the DMV or reuse on another car. New York gives Harrison sellers no notice-of-sale form to file, so hang on to your MV-912 copy.

Harrison's own rules

Harrison's code wasn't available online when we looked. Under state law, a junk car on the owner's own property is up to local law, so the town may have rules that aren't listed here. On public roads, VTL 1224 begins counting a car as abandoned once it has stood in public beyond a full day.

Close to Harrison

As the crow flies, White Plains is 1.7 miles off, Port Chester 3.0, New Rochelle 7.6 and Yonkers 9.4. Rules for all of New York are on our New York page. Flat tires and a dead battery are covered in car sitting for years.

Getting an offer

Fill us in online or at (877) 421-6008: what the car is, the reading on the odometer, how many seasons it has been parked, and which papers have turned up. Pickup comes to wherever it has been resting, flat tires and all.