North Ridgeville and the 72-hour car

So a car that died on Monday morning is over the limit after Thursday morning. We buy whole non-running and junk cars, and you sell the whole car as it sits. Pickup is free anywhere in the US, North Ridgeville included.

Section 1480.13 in plain terms

• Who it covers: anyone keeping a dead or unregistered car on a lot anywhere in North Ridgeville.
• The limit: 72 hours.
• The way out: park it inside a garage, or move it off the property.
• Who is exempt: repair shops, towing yards and similar legal, permitted businesses.

Because "unlicensed" sits in the same sentence, a car can be covered even if it runs. The section doesn't say what makes a car unlicensed.

Streets, overnight and in snow

No car may park on any street or highway in the city between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. Section 452.05 adds two limits: two days or more at the curb needs a word to the Chief of Police, and a car left on someone else's home lot without permission breaks the rule after four hours.

Two inches of snow inside of a day puts the city under a snow emergency, which ends only when the Mayor declares plowing over. The listed streets close to parking no less than one hour after the Mayor first announces it. A ticket can be settled for $25 at the Clerk of the Mayor's Court with a written guilty plea. A towed car is impounded at the owner's expense.

Towed cars and the police desk

Section 404.05 permits a police tow when a wreck can't be driven, or when a car has spent four hours or more on a residential lot without the owner's leave. Tow releases go through the dispatchers. Bring identification and evidence that you own the car or have the right to it; fines or a court bond come next, and the tow and storage bill last. The non-emergency line is (440) 490-2001.

Two counties, three title offices

North Ridgeville sits in Lorain County, but Ohio lets a seller walk into a neighboring county's office just as well. Straight-line distances from the Census center of town:

Have a notary present when you sign the title. The buyer's clock then starts: a title application is due within 30 days of the assignment, with a $5 charge for a late one. Unbolt your plates at pickup. Ohio ends the registration when the car is sold, and the plates stay yours.

Getting an offer

Call (877) 421-6008 or start online. Describe the car, its odometer reading and what quit on it, whether a transmission, an engine or something else. Say where it's parked. Nothing needs fixing first.