Selling a junk car in Milwaukie

We buy whole non-running and junk cars, so you can sell the whole car as it sits. Pickup is free anywhere in the US, which covers Milwaukie on both sides of its county line.

Why the 10-day notice matters for a dead car

Dead cars are the ones that get abandoned. Under ORS Chapter 819, it is an offense to dump a vehicle on a highway or on any land, public or private. Whoever DMV has listed as owner gets the bill for towing and disposal. Milwaukie tows left unclaimed after 30 days go to a public auction, or the city ordinance decides what happens. Milwaukie cars valued at $1,000 or less by a certified appraiser may be disposed of. Before anything else in Milwaukie, the car gets photographed and notices reach the registered owner and secured parties.

So whoever DMV shows as owner carries the risk. Enter your Milwaukie buyer's details on DMV2U the same week the car goes.

A city split between two counties

Milwaukie lies partly in Clackamas County and partly in Multnomah. For a title that's beside the point, since the state DMV issues every Oregon title. Milwaukie's own code didn't turn up for us online, so the junk-car rules here come from state law, and local limits may still apply.

Two DMV offices we checked, with straight-line distances from Milwaukie's center (as the crow flies):

• Lake Oswego, 3 SW Monroe Pkwy, Suite D, about 4 miles west. Phone 503-299-9999.
• Portland Downtown, 1502 SW Sixth Ave, about 6 miles northwest. Same phone number.

The title itself

In Milwaukie, the seller signs and dates either the back of the Oregon title or a bill of sale. A lender with an open loan also signs off on it. Odometer disclosure applies from model year 2011 until a car turns 20, and both names go on it. No notary shows up anywhere in DMV's seller instructions. A Milwaukie seller missing from the title gives the buyer a bill of sale showing the VIN, a release of interest, a date, and every seller's printed name and signature.

After that, a Milwaukie buyer has 30 days to seek a title in their own name. It costs $25 more from day 31 to 60, and $50 more after that. DMV refuses a dismantler's or wrecker's bill of sale as a substitute for a real title.

Plates

Feel free to take off the plates before it is towed away. You can only switch them to a car you also own. Put them on another person's car and the rest of the registration ends on both. The rest of the wrap-up is on after you sell.

Around Milwaukie

Lake Oswego lies 4.4 miles away, West Linn and Happy Valley 5.5 each, and Portland 6.5. See Oregon for statewide rules.

Getting an offer

Use the form or call (877) 421-6008. Our form asks about your Milwaukie car. We pick up Milwaukie cars anywhere: near Main Street, in a side-street carport, or at a shop that stopped the repair.