Peddle Review 2026 (Best for Older Cars?)

Once you accept, Peddle’s tow company contacts you within one business day to set a time. Pickup typically comes 24 to 48 hours after scheduling. Same-day pickup is possible when the tow company for your area has room that day.

Peddle gives you a pickup window of about 4 hours, not a set time. The pickup itself takes 20 to 30 minutes once the driver arrives.

Yes. Peddle buys cars that won’t start, have a blown engine or a failed transmission, and junk, wrecked and salvage-title cars, with no age or mileage limit.

Answer its starts-and-drives question the way Peddle defines it, because the driver checks it at pickup. A car that needs a jump, stalls, or has a blown engine or a dead starter or fuel pump “doesn’t start”. One with a transmission fault, an oil or coolant leak, misfires, limp mode or overheating “starts but doesn’t drive”.

The tow driver pays you at pickup, before the car leaves, usually with a Peddle company check. Some drivers pay cash, but it isn’t guaranteed.

Before the truck goes, check that the amount in words matches the figures. Then call the number printed on the check before you deposit it, to confirm the funds are there, because that line can’t confirm them once you’ve deposited. If a bank refuses the check, Peddle support can send a bank transfer instead.

If no one will be home at pickup, Peddle can mail a check or pay by bank transfer instead.

No. Peddle buys only a car you own outright, so you pay off any loan or lease first.

Firm once you accept it, if the car matches what you described. Before you accept, the offer can move with what Peddle’s buyers are paying that day, and changing an answer, the ZIP code or a VIN that decodes to a different car gives you a new offer.

You can cancel for free until the car leaves. Log in to your Peddle account and select Cancel this sale. Once the truck has gone, Peddle charges about $66 for the tow, and the auction buyer adds a $50 fee and the cost of towing it back.

No. Peddle doesn’t negotiate: the offer you get is its highest.

Remove all personal items, take off license plates, and gather all keys and remotes. Make sure a tow truck can reach your car without obstruction.

All 50 states, but not Canada or Mexico.

Often not. If the titled owner signs the title beforehand and you tell the tow company, someone over 18 can hand over the car, and some tow companies can collect it unattended.

Peddle sells it on to one of its buyers, who may resell it, sell it for parts or scrap it. Peddle doesn’t tell you which.

The buyer moves the car out of your name, but that can take months, so file your state’s release of liability the day of pickup and keep the bill of sale Peddle emails you.

Yes. Peddle has bought more than 4.5 million cars, and it pays you at your door before the car leaves. It has 4.7/5 on Trustpilot from 214,087 reviews and 4.5/5 on Google.

A local tow company does the pickup for Peddle, so how punctual the driver is depends on your area.

Yes. Towing is free whether the car runs or not, and nothing comes off your offer for it.

Peddle doesn’t pay impound, storage or tow-yard fees to get the car out before pickup, or a notary’s fee if your state needs the title notarized. A check-cashing service’s fee is yours too, so deposit the check at a bank instead.

A+. The complaint sellers file most is a lower price at pickup, mostly on cars that wouldn’t start or whose dashboard was too dead to show the mileage, so charge the battery before pickup day. Peddle replies to almost every BBB complaint, usually within a day.