Sell your car in Longmont: running, junked or hail-damaged
A car left on a Longmont street or other public property for 48 hours or longer may be considered abandoned, and until then it has to be in working condition and carry valid license plates. Request an online cash offer from our buying partner, and pickup comes free to the curb or the driveway where the car sits.
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How the 48-hour rule plays out on a Longmont street
- The 48-hour mark. A vehicle left on a public street or public property for 48 hours or longer may be considered abandoned (City of Longmont).
- Running and plated until then. Within those 48 hours, a vehicle parked on a city street or public property must be in working condition and must bear valid license plates (City of Longmont).
- Marked, tagged, then towed. If staff decide a car is abandoned, they mark the tires, tag the vehicle and come back later to tow it if it has in fact been abandoned (City of Longmont).
Where we pick up around Longmont
Pickup is free anywhere in Longmont, from a space at the curb to a driveway or a back lot, and across the rest of Boulder County. Flat tires or a car boxed in by others are worth a mention when you book.
Need current plates to keep it legal at the curb? Boulder County completes renewals out of the office only, so the Coffman Street counter won't do them (Boulder County). Longmont's self-service kiosk is in the King Soopers at Horizon Park Center, 2255 Main St. (Boulder County).
Cash for your car in Longmont
Longmont's code calls a vehicle junked if it doesn't bear valid, unexpired license plates, unless it's a type Colorado law exempts from licensing, or if it's wrecked, damaged or substantially dismantled to the point of being inoperable (City of Longmont). The code violations are 11.12.040, Abandoned Vehicle, and 11.12.050, Junked vehicle (City of Longmont).
A car that meets that definition can still be sold. Wrecked and non-running cars still draw offers from our buying partner, free and without obligation, and you get a week to decide; pickup is free too. Start with the junk car offer if it's past saving, or when to stop repairing a car if you're still on the fence.
After the storm that hit Longmont and Erie
After the hailstorm of May 9, 2023, CBS Colorado reported damage in Longmont, Erie, Johnstown and Firestone (CBS Colorado). A car still carrying dents from that storm, or a later one, can be sold without repairs: list the damage in your description, and add any insurance payout already made on it. How hail dents affect a sale is covered in selling a damaged car.
Longmont's county motor vehicle office
- •529 Coffman St. is the Boulder County Motor Vehicle office in Longmont. (Boulder County)
- •Four days a week. Monday through Thursday, from 7:30 a.m. until 5 p.m., except holidays; there are no Friday hours. (Boulder County)
- •Appointments only. Every in-person service needs one booked ahead. (Boulder County)
- •24-hour drop box: a stand-alone box outside the entrance doors. (Boulder County)
Asked by Longmont sellers
Who handles a junked car sitting on a Longmont residential property?
The City of Longmont's Code Enforcement, at (303) 651-8695. It handles abandoned and junked vehicles on residential private property (City of Longmont).
Does Longmont Police have a safe exchange zone for a private car sale?
In April 2015, Longmont Police said it would not post a Safe Zone sign and chose to teach residents about private-party sales instead. It noted that items like cars can't be brought to the station, said residents could still use its parking lot, and advised bringing a second person along (City of Longmont).
Someone left a car on my Longmont property. When does it count as abandoned?
Under section 11.12.030(1), a vehicle left on private property for 48 hours without the consent of the owner or lessee, or their legally authorized agent, counts as abandoned (City of Longmont).
What happens once Longmont staff decide a street car is abandoned?
They mark the tires and tag the vehicle, then return at a later time to tow it if it has in fact been abandoned. Abandoned vehicles rank below calls such as traffic crashes for Longmont Police Services (City of Longmont).
Can I walk into the Coffman Street office, or do I call first?
Call or book first: Boulder County requires an appointment for every in-person service, and its motor vehicle phone line is 303-413-7710 (Boulder County).
Longmont's county, Boulder, is one of the counties in Colorado's enhanced emissions program (AirCare Colorado). The title signature, the plates and when a buyer is owed an emissions test are Colorado rules, written up once on our Colorado selling page. For a scrap-bound car whose title has gone missing, junking a car without a title sets out each state's route.