What information do you need to price my vehicle?
Year, make, model, trim, kilometres, whether it runs, damage or missing parts, title status and location. Photos help for damaged vehicles.
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Selling Your Car for Cash: Questions and Answers
Find answers about offers, paperwork, loans, plates, pickup, payment and vehicle condition. If yours is not here, call us.
About Our Offers
How fast will I get an offer?
Usually within minutes during business hours, Monday to Saturday from 8 AM to 7 PM.
Why is a private sale estimate higher than your offer?
Private estimates assume a clean, running vehicle, plenty of time and a full-price buyer. Our offer is a guaranteed price with free towing and no sale risk.
What could make the price change at pickup?
Only a real difference from the description, such as a claimed runner that does not start or an unmentioned missing converter.
How long is an offer valid?
Once accepted and booked, the price is locked for that booking. Before acceptance, ask how long it will hold because markets move.
Documents and Legal Questions
What paperwork do I need?
Registration in your name, matching photo ID and lender details if there is a loan. We supply the bill of sale.
Can I sell without the registration certificate?
You need proof of ownership. An Alberta registry agent can issue a replacement registration.
Is a bill of sale required in Alberta?
It is the standard sale record showing buyer, seller, vehicle, price, date and time. We complete it and give you a copy.
Can someone else sell my car for me?
Only with proper authorization, or as an estate executor with supporting documents.
Do I keep the licence plates?
Yes. Alberta plates stay with the owner. Remove them before pickup.
Do I need to notify anyone after the sale?
Contact your insurer and keep the bill of sale as proof of the sale date.
Loans, Leases and Insurance
Can I sell a financed car?
Yes. We confirm the payout, pay the lender directly and pay you the remaining equity.
What if I owe more than the car is worth?
We show the shortfall before you commit. It must be covered before the lien can be released.
Can I sell a leased vehicle?
It depends on the leasing company’s buyout terms. Call with your lease details.
Can I sell a car after an insurance settlement?
Usually, yes. Check the settlement paperwork for conditions first.
Pickup
How quickly can you collect in Lethbridge?
Usually within one or two days, and often the same day for morning calls.
Do you come to Calgary, Airdrie and Red Deer?
Yes, on weekly scheduled routes.
Is there a towing charge?
No. Towing is free everywhere we operate and is not deducted from your price.
Can you pick up from a farm or acreage?
Yes. We collect from yards, fields and quonsets across the region.
What if the vehicle has no keys or flat tires?
We use flatbeds, winches and wheel dollies for vehicles that cannot roll.
Do I need to be there?
Usually, yes, to show ID, sign the bill of sale and receive payment.
Payment
How do you pay?
By cash or e-transfer at pickup, whichever you choose when booking.
When do I get paid?
At pickup, before the vehicle is loaded.
Vehicle Condition
Do you buy vehicles that do not run?
Yes. See cash for junk cars.
Do you buy hail damaged or salvage vehicles?
Yes. See cash for hail damaged cars.
Do you buy rusty vehicles?
Yes. Rust is priced in, and heavily rusted vehicles still have metal and parts value.
Should I fix anything before selling?
Usually not. Repairs rarely add as much to the offer as they cost.
Should I remove parts first?
No. A complete vehicle normally earns more. See cash for scrap cars.
Vehicles and Areas
What types of vehicles do you buy?
Cars, pickups, SUVs, crossovers, minivans and light commercial vans from all major manufacturers.
Which towns do you cover near Lethbridge?
Coaldale, Coalhurst, Picture Butte, Nobleford, Raymond, Magrath, Taber, Fort Macleod, Cardston and rural Lethbridge County.
Do you buy several vehicles at once?
Yes—from farms, businesses and estates. Send us the list.
After the Sale
What happens to my vehicle?
Repairable vehicles are reconditioned and resold. End-of-life vehicles go to licensed recyclers.
Can I get something back that I left in the car?
Call immediately and we will check. Emptying the vehicle fully before pickup is best.
More Help
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