Sell your car in Little Rock: running, hail-damaged or won't start
You get a cash offer on the car in whatever shape it's in, and pickup is free anywhere in the metro, north or south of the river. Below are the parts of a sale that are specific to Little Rock: the air base's own options, the city's rules on cars that don't run, and Pulaski County's revenue offices and May 31 tax cutoff.
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Selling it yourself or selling it to us
- On your own: list the car, then meet the buyer at an Internet Purchase Exchange spot. LRPD set them up in 2025 at headquarters, 615 W. Markham St., and at its four other stations, with surveillance and an officer presence. If you can't use one, police advise meeting in daylight in a public place.
- With us: ask for the offer, which comes back fast, and pick a pickup window at your address.
- Either way, tell the county. The Pulaski County Assessor removes a car sold before May 31 from your assessment and may ask for proof, such as the bill of sale. Sell after May 31 and the car stays on your assessment for the rest of the year.
Where we pick up around Little Rock
Pickup is free across the metro. In Little Rock it runs from downtown's 72201 out to the west side. North of the river it covers North Little Rock, Sherwood, Maumelle and Jacksonville (72076), next to the air base. Down I-30 it reaches Bryant and Benton, and farther out, Cabot and Conway.
If the car is on base, keep it insured and plated until pickup day. Little Rock Air Force Base no longer requires base registration or decals, but every privately owned vehicle operated on base must be insured and carry a current license plate.
Ship it, store it or sell it: the base's own options
Little Rock Air Force Base, home of the 19th Airlift Wing, sits next to Jacksonville in Pulaski County. If you are leaving on orders, start with the base Traffic Management Office in Building 1255 on Vandenberg Blvd., which explains what your orders entitle you to, and the official PCSmyPOV site for vehicle shipping. Orders may let you ship or store one car at government expense. On a move within the continental U.S., though, getting the car to the new base is largely your own cost. On an overseas move, only one car ships at government expense.
To sell it yourself on base, use the Lemon Lot, which the Auto Hobby Shop runs at Cannon Drive and Sixth Street. A permit costs $20 for every 30 days and can be renewed for a second month. After two months the car has to come off the lot for at least 30 days before it can go back on.
The third option is our offer. We pick up from base housing or wherever the car is. For the timing from any base, read our guide to selling a car before a PCS move.
Cash for your car in Little Rock
A car that has stopped running can become a city matter. Little Rock's Code Enforcement Officers investigate complaints about non-running automobiles on private property, and a neighbor can report one through 311.
Cash for junk cars in Little Rock comes through the same form as any other offer, and the form takes the car as it is: hail dents, storm damage or an engine that won't turn over. Mark a salvage or rebuilt title there too; the offer you get is firm. The truck comes to you at no charge. More on old and non-running cars: sell a junk car.
For hail dents or storm damage, selling a hail-damaged car explains what a buyer checks, what you have to disclose and when to call your insurer first; if the insurer has already called it a total loss, selling a totaled car covers taking the payout or buying the car back. An engine that won't turn over because it's seized or blown is covered in selling a car with a seized or blown engine.
State Revenue Offices in Pulaski County
- •Vehicle title and registration work is done at State Revenue Offices, under procedures set by DFA's Office of Motor Vehicle. Little Rock's include the Central Revenue Office at 1900 West 7th St., Room 1040, the West office at 9108 N. Rodney Parham Rd., Suite 107, and the Southwest office at #3 State Police Plaza Drive, Suite 300 (DFA Office of Motor Vehicle)
- •North of the river, offices include North Little Rock at 11601 Maumelle Blvd., Sherwood at 6929 JFK, Space 22, and Jacksonville at #4 Crestview Plaza (DFA Jacksonville Revenue Office)
Asked by Little Rock sellers
I'm PCSing out of Little Rock Air Force Base. Will Pulaski County still tax my car?
It depends on May 31 and on your residency. If you move before May 31, contact the Pulaski County Assessor and it will delete your assessment; it may ask for proof, such as an out-of-state vehicle registration. Move after May 31 and you still owe Pulaski County for that year. Service members who are not Arkansas residents are exempt if they can show a current LES with a non-resident code.
Can I put a car with expired tags on the base Lemon Lot?
No. For a Lemon Lot permit, the Auto Hobby Shop asks for proof of ownership, up-to-date state registration, proof of current insurance and the monthly fee. The car also needs a sign showing its price, year, make, model, mileage and your contact information.
Can I keep a car that doesn't run at my house in North Little Rock?
Generally, no. North Little Rock's code allows an inoperable or wrecked car to be parked, kept or stored in the city only in an approved storage area, on property zoned and permitted for that purpose. Except where other rules allow it, no inoperative or unlicensed car may be kept on any premises.
LRPD had my car towed. What does the city lot ask for to release it?
Cars towed at LRPD's request go to the City's Vehicle Storage Facility. To take one out, bring proof of ownership, such as an unexpired registration, proof of current insurance on that car, and a valid driver's license or state ID. Without insurance, the car has to leave on a wrecker or a truck with a trailer. A car that stays there 45 consecutive days becomes eligible for auction.
What you and the buyer sign is set by Arkansas law and is the same in every county, so it is on our page about selling a car in Arkansas.