The bottom line: To sell a junk car in Kansas, sign the title over to the buyer. No notary is needed. Write in the mileage if the car is a 2011 or newer.
You need the title. Only an antique 35 model years or older can be sold on a bill of sale alone.
If it’s lost, order a replacement on Form TR-720B for $10, online through iKan or at your county treasurer. It takes 10 to 40 days to arrive.
If the car had a loan, the state holds the title electronically and mails you a paper title once the loan is paid off.
The plates stay with you. To end your liability, move them to another car or surrender them at the county treasurer, or file a notice of sale online for $10.
In Kansas, buyers typically offer $543 for a junk car 10 years or older in our data.
What would buyers pay for your junk car in Kansas?Fill in one form, including whether you have the title, and see which buyers make an offer.
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Offer amount 30% 5/5
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Quote speed 20% 5/5
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Pickup speed 20% 4/5
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Vehicle acceptance 15% 5/5
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Process ease 15% 5/5
- Buys any car in any condition, running or not
- Free towing, with no fees taken off the offer
- You can cancel before pickup at no cost
- Pays by check on the spot at pickup
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Offer amount 30% 5/5
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Quote speed 20% 5/5
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Pickup speed 20% 5/5
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Vehicle acceptance 15% 4/5
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Process ease 15% 4/5
- Buys damaged cars, even ones that can't be driven
- The engine and transmission must still be in
- Free towing, included with every offer
- Picks up within 48 hours, sometimes the same day
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Offer amount 30% 4.5/5
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Quote speed 20% 5/5
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Pickup speed 20% 4/5
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Vehicle acceptance 15% 4/5
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Process ease 15% 2/5
- Owned by Copart, the salvage auction company
- Buys almost any vehicle with a motor, running or not
- Free towing, and it handles the title transfer
- Hands you a check at pickup, or mails it
Automated assistant: general info, not legal advice
Answers come from our state paperwork data and published guides. Confirm anything binding with your state DMV.
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How Do You Sell a Junk Car in Kansas?
Six steps. Five happen before the truck comes, and the sixth after the car has gone.
Step 1: Get quotes from several buyers
A quote form asks for the year, make and model, your ZIP code, the mileage, and whether the car starts. Some forms want the VIN instead of the make and model.
The VIN is 17 characters long. You will find it on the driver’s side of the dashboard, seen through the windshield, and on the title and the insurance card.
Say what is missing and what is broken. A car with its catalytic converter, wheels and engine in place gets a higher number than one without them, and the driver checks all three at pickup.
Get at least three quotes. None of them commits you to anything.
Step 2: Check your paperwork
The driver needs the title and your photo ID. The title has to be in your name, with no lender listed on it.
Odometer reading on the title: required for model year 2011 and newer vehicles, with model year 2010 and older, trailers, and vehicles rated over 16,000 lbs exempt.
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With the title in hand, none of these is needed on the day of the sale. They come up after the car has gone, when the title is missing, or when the title was never in your name.
Step 3: Accept an offer and book the pickup
When you accept, the buyer passes the job to a tow company near you, and the tow company contacts you to set a day. You get a window of a few hours, not a fixed time.
You meet the driver, sign the title, and take the money. If someone else will do that for you, tell the buyer when you book.
Step 4: Get the car ready for the tow truck
Move whatever is parked in front of the car and open any gate. A flatbed needs a straight line to the car and room behind it to drop the bed.
Take your things out before the truck comes. Look in the glove box, the trunk, the door pockets and under the seats.
Plates stay with you. Take them off before the truck arrives.
Lost keys do not stop the pickup, because the driver winches the car on. Say so on the quote form, and read our guide to selling a car with lost keys for what else the buyer will ask.
Step 5: Sign the title and take payment
Sign the seller’s line on the title the way your name is printed on the front. Count the money before the car moves, and check it matches the quote you accepted.
Title transfer: your county treasurer's motor vehicle office.
Recording the new owner there is the buyer’s job, not yours. Keep any paper the driver leaves with you, and check your inbox, because some buyers email the bill of sale and the confirmation instead.
The notice of sale asks for the buyer’s name and address. Take those from the offer confirmation, not from the driver, since the driver usually works for a separate tow company.
Step 6: File the notice of sale and deal with the plates
What to do with the plates: transfer your plates to another vehicle you own (with credit for any remaining registration), or surrender them at your county treasurer's motor vehicle office.
How to tell the state: File online through the iKan portal at pay.payitgov.com ($10 fee), or transfer or surrender the plate in person at the county treasurer's motor vehicle office.
What happens if you skip it: no penalty is published; if you file the form, you can't be held liable for damage caused by the car if the buyer never registers it.
Do this yourself rather than waiting for the buyer to register the car. It takes a few minutes, and the confirmation is your proof of the date the car stopped being yours.
Cancel the insurance last, after the car has gone and the notice is filed. A car that is still in your driveway on pickup morning should still be insured.
Kansas Junk Car Checklist
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What Is Your Junk Car Worth in Kansas?
In Kansas, buyers typically offer $543 for a junk car (cars 10 years and older, 76 offers, ranked 16 of 44 states). Across the country, half of all offers on old cars fall between $375 and $1,075.
Of the junk cars quoted in Kansas, 45% are sedans, coupes and hatchbacks, offered $485 in the middle. Buyers typically offer $383 for cars 15 years and older, and 8% of requests get no offer at all.
They come from our own quote data.
Nothing moves the offer more than the catalytic converter. With the converter gone, and age and mileage matched, the offer against a comparable car with it moves by about -57%. If it is missing, say so on the form.
Whether the car starts is the next thing. Against a comparable car that drives, once age and mileage are matched, a car that won’t start moves the offer by about -46%. Say on the quote form whether it starts today.
Companies That Buy Junk Cars in Kansas
Peddle
Peddle buys junk, salvage, and non-running cars
- Buys junk cars anywhere in Kansas
- Offer online in minutes, then Peddle comes and hauls the car away
- Takes cars that have sat for years and cars that don't run
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Offer amount 30% 5/5
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Quote speed 20% 5/5
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Pickup speed 20% 4/5
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Vehicle acceptance 15% 5/5
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Process ease 15% 5/5
Get the quote from Peddle first for a blown engine, a failed transmission or crash damage, then collect the other two before you answer any of them.
Wheelzy
Wheelzy buys cars in any condition, running or not
- Branches in 16 Kansas cities, Emporia to Wichita
- Free pickup from anywhere in Kansas
- No title-transfer or removal fees in Kansas
- Guaranteed offer without seeing the car in person
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Offer amount 30% 5/5
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Quote speed 20% 5/5
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Pickup speed 20% 5/5
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Vehicle acceptance 15% 4/5
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Process ease 15% 4/5
When the title is missing, get the quote from Wheelzy first, because it helps with the replacement. The wait for one in Kansas: 10 to 40 days.
CashForCars
CashForCars is owned by Copart and buys cars in any condition
- Yards in Kansas City East and Wichita
- The offer comes back in 60 seconds, by form or by phone
- Tows the car away free once you accept
- Buys trucks, SUVs, motorcycles, RVs and boats, not just cars
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Offer amount 30% 4.5/5
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Quote speed 20% 5/5
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Pickup speed 20% 4/5
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Vehicle acceptance 15% 4/5
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Process ease 15% 2/5
CashForCars is Copart’s buying arm, and each car it buys goes to a Copart auction yard.
Collect all three numbers even if the first one looks fine. When two or more buyers quote the same car on the same day through our own quote form, the highest and lowest offers are typically $314 apart.
If the car still starts and drives and has a clean title, a private sale usually pays more than a junk buyer. Our guide to selling a car privately in Kansas covers the paperwork.
Can You Sell a Junk Car Without a Title in Kansas?
Every other car needs a replacement title. Send the application in first, then get your quotes while it is being processed.
The other route is to sell the parts one at a time. No title changes hands that way, though it takes weeks and you still own the shell at the end.
Getting a Replacement Title in Kansas
What a replacement title takes in Kansas:
- Application: Form TR-720B
- Where to submit: your county treasurer's motor vehicle office, or by mail to Titles and Registrations, P.O. Box 2505, Topeka, KS 66601-2505
- Fee: $10
- Processing time: 10 to 40 days
If the original turns up after that, destroy it and sign the replacement over.
If a lender still holds the title
No junk buyer takes a car with a lien still recorded on it. Your lender releases it one of these ways: the lienholder releases the lien electronically, fills in the lien release section on the face of a paper title, or completes the notarized Form TR-150 (Lien Release) and gives it to the owner or buyer or faxes it to the Titles and Registrations Bureau.
On a junk car the loan balance is often more than the offer, and the difference comes out of your pocket. Get the payoff amount from the lender before you take any quote.
Our guide to selling a financed car covers the payoff step by step.
If your title is electronic
Paying off the loan is the first step. The paper title has to arrive before you book the pickup, because the driver takes a paper title and nothing else.
If the car is titled in another state
A car parked in Kansas with a title from another state can be sold here. The buyer wants a title in your name, and it does not matter which state printed it.
Kansas cannot replace a title it never issued. If that title is lost, the application goes to the state that issued it, with that state’s form and fee.
Selling a Junk Car That Isn’t in Your Name
Buyers pay the person named on the title, so ownership has to be settled before the pickup. If the owner died, Kansas has its own paperwork for moving the title to your name: Form TR-83b (Claim of Heir and/or Beneficiary Affidavit) for small estates, or Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration from a Kansas probate court for larger estates. Once the title is in your name, the junk sale is the same as any other.
If the car came to you as a gift from family: You and the person receiving the car both sign the affidavit of relationship, and each of you states how you are related to the other.
A car left on your land by someone else is different again. You never owned it, so you cannot sign it over, and the abandoned vehicle process is the only way through.
Local Dismantlers vs Online Buyers in Kansas
A local yard and an online buyer both send a flatbed in the end. The difference is how the number is set and what you have in writing.
Our guide to how online buyers work out an offer goes through what moves the number.
| Local yard | Online buyer | |
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| What sets the price | Scrap weight and what that yard needs | Parts value plus scrap, priced across a network |
| How you get the number | A phone call to each yard | One form, several buyers |
| Proof of the offer | Often spoken only | On screen and in your inbox |
| Getting the car there | Sometimes on you, sometimes included | Arranged by the buyer; the offer states any cost |
| Fits best when | The car drives and a yard is near | The car cannot move or the nearest yard is far |
Where the nearest yard is a long drive away, ask who pays for the tow. Get the online numbers first, then ask a yard for its number if you want a comparison.
Storing a Junk Car in Kansas
Each Kansas city writes its own rule on inoperable vehicles. A car that does not run, kept in the front yard or on the street, is what those rules are about. A notice comes first, then a fine or a tow.
A garage or a fenced back yard keeps you clear of that. While it sits, the tires go flat and mice get into the wiring. If it has to wait, our guide on how to store a junk car covers what to do in the meantime.
Kansas Motor Vehicle Resources
- Motor vehicle agency: Kansas Department of Revenue, Division of Vehicles
- Title questions: Kansas Department of Revenue, Division of Vehicles Title FAQ
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Frequently Asked Questions
How long does it take to sell a junk car in Kansas?
A few days from the first quote to the pickup, with the title in hand. The tow company picks the day, and the quote itself comes back in minutes.
Without the title, add the replacement wait to that.
Is a bill of sale required to junk a car in Kansas?
Bill of sale: a separate bill of sale is required only if the title assignment has no space to record the purchase price.
Notarized: not required.
Keep one anyway as your record of who took the car. Our bill of sale generator fills one in for you.
Does anything have to be notarized to junk a car in Kansas?
Does a junk car need an emissions test in Kansas?
Emissions test to sell: no testing required.
Can I junk a car with expired registration in Kansas?
Yes. Registration is permission to drive the car, and a junk car leaves on a truck.
The buyer checks the title, not the registration. There is nothing to renew before the pickup.
What happens to a junk car after it is sold in Kansas?
It goes to a licensed yard, where the parts that can be resold come off first. What is left is crushed and sold by weight as scrap steel.
What if the junk car offer changes when the driver arrives in Kansas?
A converter that is gone or wheels that are missing are the usual reasons for a lower number at the door.
Nothing obliges you to accept the lower number. Until you sign the title the car is still yours, so you can send the truck away and use one of your other quotes.
Is it worth repairing my car instead of junking it in Kansas?
Put three numbers side by side: the repair estimate, the junk quote, and what the car would bring running. If the repair costs more than the gap between the last two, the repair loses money.
A car that still has good parts on it can also be sold for parts, which takes far longer.
Article Update History
Kansas junk car offers now come from Sell Car Advisor quote data.
Originally posted and shared with our readers.
Sources
"$10" Accessed Sep. 10, 2026
"required for model year 2011 and newer vehicles, with model year 2010 and older, trailers, and vehicles rated over 16,000 lbs exempt" Accessed Sep. 10, 2026
Conditions to Sell Without Title
"only antique vehicles 35 model years or older may transfer ownership solely by bill of sale, and 1950 or newer antique vehicles purchased on a bill of sale also require a Motor Vehicle Examination (MVE-1) from the Kansas Highway Patrol" Accessed Sep. 10, 2026
Duplicate Title Application Form
"Form TR-720B" Accessed Sep. 10, 2026
Inherited Vehicle Title Transfer Form
"Form TR-83b (Claim of Heir and/or Beneficiary Affidavit) for small estates, or Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration from a Kansas probate court for larger estates" Accessed Sep. 10, 2026
Release of Liability Form Name
"Form TR-216" Accessed Sep. 10, 2026
"the lienholder releases the lien electronically, fills in the lien release section on the face of a paper title, or completes the notarized Form TR-150 (Lien Release) and gives it to the owner or buyer or faxes it to the Titles and Registrations Bureau" Accessed Sep. 10, 2026
Electronic Title Handling Note
"a title with a lien on it is held electronically by the Kansas Division of Vehicles and no paper title is printed; when the lien is paid off, the Division mails a paper title to the owner, purchaser, dealer or financial institution" Accessed Sep. 10, 2026
"your county treasurer's motor vehicle office" Accessed Sep. 10, 2026
"Kansas Department of Revenue, Division of Vehicles" Accessed Sep. 10, 2026
How to Complete a Gift Transfer
"You and the person receiving the car both sign the affidavit of relationship, and each of you states how you are related to the other" Accessed Sep. 10, 2026
Penalty for Not Filing Release of Liability
"no penalty is published; if you file the form, you can't be held liable for damage caused by the car if the buyer never registers it" Accessed Sep. 10, 2026
Where to Submit Duplicate Title Application
"your county treasurer's motor vehicle office, or by mail to Titles and Registrations, P.O. Box 2505, Topeka, KS 66601-2505" Accessed Sep. 10, 2026
Junk Car Value Statistics, Sell Car Advisor
"On this page: 9 figures from 17,628 instant cash offers, and 3 figures from same-day quotes by several buyers" Accessed Oct. 19, 2026
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