From the Fan and Church Hill to Manchester, the Southside and the West End, we buy junk, wrecked and dead cars in every Richmond neighborhood. Free towing, a firm offer up front, and title help when you need it.
Tell us the year, make, model and condition. We give you a number that holds when the truck shows up.
Richmond is Virginia’s capital and an independent city — about 227,000 people packed along the fall line of the James River, from the historic row houses of the Fan and Church Hill to the Manchester and Southside neighborhoods across the water, and out through the West End toward Henrico. We cover all of it. A car that died on a tight Fan side street and one parked behind a house in Southside are both Richmond pickups to us, and both get the same deal: a free tow and cash in hand.
We buy cars in any shape. The project car that never got finished in a Manchester garage, the flooded sedan near Shockoe Bottom, the work van rusting off Broad Street, the college beater left behind near VCU — those are the calls we want. You do not fix anything, clean anything, or drive it anywhere. We come to the car.
Most of the city gets same-day pickup when you call before noon, with quick access off I-95, I-64, I-295 and the Downtown Expressway. We tell you the window straight when we book it — no all-day mystery gaps.
And if the title is a problem, it usually is not a dealbreaker. Virginia gives you real options for salvage, nonrepairable and lost-title cars, and we know which form fits which situation. More on that further down.
We pick up in every Richmond zip code, grouped here by part of the city. Neighborhood pages are rolling out. Do not see your exact zip? We still cover it — call and we will confirm.
The Capitol, Shockoe Bottom, the Fan and the Museum District. Historic row houses, alley parking and tight one-way streets — routine pickups for us.
Richmond's oldest neighborhoods east of downtown, from Church Hill and Union Hill out toward Fulton and the Varina line.
Highland Park, Barton Heights, Ginter Park and the Brookland Park corridor north of Broad Street.
Across the James River — Manchester, Forest Hill, Westover Hills and the Southside neighborhoods down to the county line.
From Scott's Addition and the Boulevard out through the West End neighborhoods toward Henrico.
Selling a junk car in Richmond should take one phone call, not a week of runaround. Here is how ours works:
1. You tell us about the car. Year, make, model and rough condition — does it run, is it wrecked, does it still have the catalytic converter and wheels. A few quick questions. You do not need to know what it is worth; that is our job.
2. We give you a firm number. Based on the car and current Greater Richmond scrap and parts demand, you get a real offer on the spot — not a vague range, not a "we will see when we get there." The number on the phone is the number at pickup.
3. We tow it free and pay you. We pick a window that works for you, show up with a truck, hand you the cash, and haul the car. A Church Hill alley, a Southside driveway, or a West End cul-de-sac — the tow is always on us.
No fees pulled out at the curb, no surprise deductions, no waiting on a check.
Virginia handles junk and salvage cars under Title 46.2, Chapter 16 of the state code, through the Virginia DMV — which is headquartered right here in Richmond. 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 with Form VSA 56, or nonrepairable with Form VSA 57. A nonrepairable car can only be sold to licensed salvage dealers, dismantlers or scrap processors — exactly what we work with.
You lost the title. The Virginia DMV can issue a replacement so you can complete the sale.
For the official rules, the Virginia DMV publishes the salvage and nonrepairable process, and the statutes live in the Code of Virginia.
Outside the city line? We cover the surrounding counties and the rest of the state.
Yes. Non-running, wrecked and stripped cars are exactly what we buy in Richmond. We bring the truck and tow it free.
Cash on pickup in Richmond, paid when we load the car — no waiting on a check.
The substitute title fee is $15. If no lien ever existed and no paper title was ever printed, Virginia issues a one-time paper title at no charge. We point you to Form VSA 67 and the current DMV process when you call.
Most Virginia junk cars bring $200 to $1,500 depending on year, make, model and condition, plus the catalytic converter and scrap demand. You get a firm number up front.
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.
Most Richmond pickups happen same-day or next-day. Call before noon and we usually tow the same day. We confirm the window when you book.
Keys and whatever title paperwork you have. Missing title? We point you to the DMV form. We handle the rest.
Only with the lienholder cleared first. If there is still a loan against the car, the lien has to be paid off or the lender has to approve the sale before ownership can transfer. We can walk you through what that looks like for your situation.
The Fan, Church Hill, Manchester, the Southside, the West End and every neighborhood between. Free tow, firm offer, paid on pickup.
Call (855) 560-6646