Richmond, Virginia

Cash for Junk Cars in Richmond

From the Fan and Church Hill to Manchester and the Southside, we buy junk, wrecked and dead cars across the city of Richmond. Free towing, a firm offer up front, and title help when you need it.

Free area-wide towing
Same-day pickup most areas
VA DMV title help
Get Your Offer
Richmond pickup, no haggling
Paying nowTop dollar for scrap
Call Richmond(855) 560-6646

Tell us the year, make, model and condition. We give you a number that holds when the truck shows up.

Licensed & insured towing
Firm offers, no lowball at pickup
VA Code 46.2 title guidance

Cash for cars in the capital

Richmond is Virginia’s capital and an independent city — it belongs to no county, sitting at the fall line of the James River with about 227,000 residents and ringed by Henrico and Chesterfield. From the historic Fan District and Church Hill to Manchester and the Southside neighborhoods, a dead car parked on a Richmond street is a city pickup to us, and the deal is the same everywhere: a free tow and cash on the spot.

We pay for cars in any shape. The project car that never got finished in a Southside garage, the flooded sedan near Shockoe Bottom, the work van rusting behind a shop off Broad Street — those are the calls we want. You do not fix it, clean it, or move it. We bring the truck to you.

Most of the city gets same-day pickup when you call before noon, with quick access off I-95, I-64 and the Downtown Expressway. We tell you the window straight when we book.

No title is usually not a dealbreaker. Virginia has clear steps for salvage, nonrepairable and lost-title cars, covered below.

Richmond at a glance
StatusState capital
Population~227,000
Area~60 sq mi
Main highwaysI-95, I-64, I-295, SR 150, SR 195
Pickup speedSame / next day
Tow costAlways free

Areas we cover in Richmond

The Fan & Museum District
Richmond’s dense historic core west of downtown. Tight tree-lined streets we navigate without trouble for pickups.
Church Hill & East End
The oldest part of the city, east of downtown. Plenty of older cars and project vehicles we are glad to haul.
Southside & Manchester
South of the James River along the Jefferson Davis corridor and Hull Street. A steady stream of trucks and trade-ins.
Downtown & Shockoe
The city center and riverfront. We handle the parking decks and tight downtown streets.
North Side & Highland Park
North of Broad Street toward the Henrico line. Free tow, firm offer, fast pickup.
West End & Carytown
The shopping district and the streets toward the city’s western edge. We cover all of it.

No title, salvage, or lost paperwork? Here is how Virginia handles it

Virginia handles junk and salvage cars under Title 46.2, Chapter 16 of the state code, through the Virginia DMV. The right paperwork depends on the car:

You have the title. Sign it over to the licensed buyer. For a car you are scrapping, the buyer reports the disposition to the DMV.

The car is wrecked or totaled. An owner can declare a vehicle salvage using Form VSA 56, or nonrepairable using Form VSA 57. A nonrepairable car can only be sold to licensed salvage dealers, dismantlers or scrap processors — which is exactly what we work with.

You lost the title. The Virginia DMV can issue a replacement title so you can complete the sale.

For the official rules, the Virginia DMV publishes the salvage and nonrepairable vehicle process, and the relevant statutes live in the Code of Virginia.

Drill down to your city or zip

We build out Richmond neighborhood by neighborhood. City zip pages are rolling out — jump up to all of Virginia or over to the neighboring counties.

Our detailed Richmond city page — the Fan, Church Hill, Southside, the West End and every city zip code.
See every Virginia county and city where we are paying cash for junk cars right now.
The county directly south of Richmond across the James River. We cover it too.
The county wrapping Richmond to the north, east and west. Also covered.

Richmond junk car FAQ

It is simple: call us with the year, make, model and condition, accept your cash offer, and we schedule a free tow. Have your title or replacement paperwork ready, remove your plates, and cancel the insurance. We pay cash when we load it.

Yes. Virginia does not require a current registration to junk a car — an expired or lapsed registration is fine. What you do need is proof of ownership, usually the title or an affidavit in lieu of title. We handle the pickup either way.

Virginia wants proof of ownership for any vehicle, regardless of age. The cleanest proof is the title, but if yours is lost you apply for a replacement with DMV Form VSA 67, or use an Affidavit in Lieu of Title (Form VSA 17B). We tell you exactly which one your situation needs before we tow.

No. The phone quote is what you get at the curb if the car matches your description. We do not lowball on arrival.

Cash on pickup in Richmond, paid when we load the car — no waiting on a check.

Keys and whatever title paperwork you have. Missing title? We point you to the DMV form. We handle the rest.

None. Free tow, no fees at pickup. The quoted number is the cash you receive.

Yes. Wrecked, flooded and storm-damaged cars are squarely what we buy. Running or not, we tow it free.

Get cash for your Richmond car

The Fan, Church Hill, Southside, Manchester and every neighborhood between. Free tow, firm offer, paid on pickup.

Call (855) 560-6646
Call (855) 560-6646