Sell your car in Pueblo: running, not running or a high-mileage truck
Get a cash offer for your car or truck online, with free pickup from downtown Pueblo out to Pueblo West. This page covers what city code, county code and the Pueblo West covenants say about a car that no longer runs, and which county offices replace a lost title.
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Replacing it at a Pueblo County office
- Pick the office. The Pueblo County Clerk and Recorder has a county motor vehicle office in the Historic Courthouse at 215 W. 10th St. and another at 267 S. Joe Martinez Blvd. in Pueblo West. As of early 2026, both were open weekdays, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Check the wait. The county's motor vehicle page links to the current wait time, so you can check the line before you leave home.
- Join the line before you go. You can join as early as 7:45 a.m. on the day of your visit, for those two offices only, and a text comes 10 minutes before your turn.
Where we pick up around Pueblo
Pickup is free anywhere in Pueblo, from downtown (81003) to the East Side and the south side (81005). Outside the city it reaches Pueblo West (81007), runs across the St. Charles Mesa to Boone, and goes out to Colorado City, Rye and Beulah. Dirt driveways and acreage lots are fine, and your distance from downtown doesn't change the offer.
Work trucks: we buy high-mileage pickups, and a running truck rarely waits long for an offer. The offer looks at the frame, transmission and four-wheel drive before the odometer, and faded paint or surface rust won't rule a truck out. List the equipment as well: a gooseneck hitch, spray-in liner, toolboxes or fifth-wheel prep can move the number.
Cash for your car in Pueblo
The City of Pueblo's code enforcement guide says a vehicle that can't be safely and lawfully driven on public roads may count as inoperable. Inside city limits, a car like that shouldn't be parked or stored outdoors on a residential lot, and it may not be parked on a city street or sidewalk. A conviction under the city code can carry a fine of up to $1,000.
In Pueblo West, the covenants known as the Declaration of Reservations expressly prohibit storing "junk, old inoperative unlicensed cars" on any lot. A car that fits that description can still be sold as it is. Cash for cars in Pueblo includes ones that don't run, pickup comes to the lot where the car sits, and one that's only worth scrap can go as a junk car sale.
When the trouble is a work pickup's transmission slipping or losing reverse, or an engine that has blown or keeps overheating, our guide to that problem helps you decide whether the repair is worth paying for before you sell.
Pueblo County's rules for a parked vehicle
- •In unincorporated Pueblo County, Pueblo West and Colorado City included, a vehicle parked on the same lot for 10 days or more counts as stored (Pueblo County UDC)
- •Every stored or inoperable vehicle has to display a valid registration (or SOT) decal, and an inoperable one has to be kept in a completely enclosed structure (Pueblo County UDC)
- •Stored vehicles are capped at three times the parking the site is required to have, rounded down; in the code's own example, 1.5 required spaces allow 4 (Pueblo County UDC)
Asked by Pueblo sellers
Who enforces the rules against junk cars on a Pueblo West lot?
Two bodies. The Pueblo West Committee of Architecture enforces the covenants, and Pueblo County handles code enforcement. On a covenant complaint, a land use inspector drives by and photographs the property, and the owner gets a letter with a deadline to fix the problem. If it isn't fixed by then, the case goes to a hearing before the committee.
Who sends code notices about cars inside Pueblo city limits?
The Pueblo Police Department's Code Enforcement Unit. Its officers answer complaints, which residents file through the city's Pueblo Place portal, and they patrol neighborhoods daily. A violation can bring a verbal warning, a written notice or a citation. Ignoring a notice can lead to an abatement of the violation or a summons to Pueblo Municipal Court. The unit's number is 719-553-2592.
Does the Pueblo West motor vehicle office take cash?
No. The county opened its Pueblo West office on August 4, 2025, and as of early 2026 listed it as a no-cash office. It takes checks and credit cards.
How do I get into the county's motor vehicle drive-thru on Routt Ave.?
Enter from Mesa Ave. and leave onto Evans Ave. The lot has a one-way entrance and exit, and there's no entry from Routt Ave., even though the address is 1228 Routt Ave. As of early 2026 it was the only county motor vehicle office open on Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon, drive-thru only.
The steps for the sale itself, including whether your buyer's county needs an emissions test from you, come from state law and are on our Colorado page.