Free offers anywhere in Kentucky
Cash for Junk Cars in Kentucky
Send a request for a junk, wrecked or non-running car anywhere in Kentucky, and our buyer partner makes the offer. Towing is free and you're paid at pickup. In Kentucky, your signature on the title must be notarized.
Get an offer in Kentucky
We don't buy cars: our buyer partner makes the offer. Free, no obligation, about 2 minutes.
Who makes the offer?
Cash For Junk Cars 500 doesn't buy cars. We pass your request to our buyer partner, which makes the offer. It works with junkyards, salvage yards, wrecking yards, auto auctions and other car buyers in Kentucky, so one of them may handle the pickup and payment. We may earn a referral fee from the partner for your request; you pay nothing. Sending a request doesn't guarantee a sale.
Before you accept, confirm the amount you'll be paid, how you'll be paid and what proof of ownership you need. The partner's privacy policy and terms, linked above the button, apply to what it does with your request.
- Any condition, running or not
- Free towing and payment at pickup
- No obligation: you can turn down any offer
What does Kentucky ask of sellers on pickup day?
In Kentucky, your signature on the title must be notarized. Checked against official Kentucky sources on . Each card links to the page it came from.
- License plates
- If the registration is unexpired, the seller keeps the plate and can move it to another vehicle of the same class (one-time $11 transfer fee); if the registration has expired, the plate must be returned to the county clerk.
- Official source
- After the sale
- There's no notice to file on every sale. If the buyer hasn't transferred the title within 15 days, file a notarized Affidavit of Incomplete Transfer (TC 96-3) with your county clerk.
- Official source
Kentucky city pages
How many vehicles do Kentucky households keep?
1.89 per household on average, against 1.83 nationally, which ranks Kentucky 27th of 51. 24% of households keep three or more vehicles (22% nationally), which is often where an old car ends up sitting unused. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019 to 2023 5-year estimates (tables B08201 and B25046) and Vintage 2024 population estimates for Kentucky.
Before you send a request
FAQ
Selling a junk car in Kentucky
Can I sell a car without a title in Kentucky?
Usually not. In Kentucky you'll normally need the title or a duplicate from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (county clerk). Our buyer partner can buy some cars without a title, so ask whether that works for yours in Kentucky when you get your offer. Our Kentucky title guide has the steps.
What do I do after selling my car in Kentucky?
There's no notice to file on every sale. If the buyer hasn't transferred the title within 15 days, file a notarized Affidavit of Incomplete Transfer (TC 96-3) with your county clerk. Then cancel the insurance once the car is gone.
Sell your junk car anywhere in Kentucky
Request a free offer in about two minutes, or call with questions. Towing is free and you're paid at pickup.