Sell your car in Hollywood: running, on flat tires or up on blocks
Hollywood wants a car kept on private property movable, with all tires inflated and no jacks or blocks under it, and the city says 95% of its code activity starts with officers on routine patrol. To sell one that can't meet that, ask our buying partner for a cash offer online; the free pickup then comes to the car where it's parked.
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Before you meet a private buyer in Hollywood
- Weigh the two routes. A car that runs well can bring more from a private buyer than from an instant offer, if you have time to list it, show it and screen callers; our comparison of the ways to sell lays out the trade.
- Choose the meeting place yourself. Hollywood Police's fraud and identity theft page doesn't name a dedicated exchange zone (Hollywood Police), so pick a busy public spot you know.
- If a deal turns suspicious, report it, then call the fraud unit. The unit takes questions about a suspicious transaction at 954-967-4411; make an initial police report first, then ask for a fraud unit detective (Hollywood Police).
- Or skip the meeting. The offer from our buying partner is free, carries no obligation and gives you a week to accept. At your address, the driver checks the car against your description and pays by check.
Where we pick up around Hollywood
Free pickup covers all of Hollywood and the rest of Broward County, and the truck comes to the car, flat tires or not. If it won't roll, say so when you book.
Thinking of moving it to the swale for pickup? Hollywood allows a vehicle on the city right-of-way only for a temporary period of no more than 24 hours, and vehicles there must display current registration (Hollywood Code Compliance). If the registration has lapsed, leave the car in the driveway for the truck.
Cash for your car in Hollywood
Hollywood's Code Compliance pages spell out what a car parked at home has to be. Vehicles stored on private property must be kept in moveable condition with all tires inflated (Common Code Violations), and they must not be supported with jacks or blocks (Helpful Hints). Code officers are assigned to zones, and the city says 95% of its activity starts on their routine patrols, so a flat in the driveway doesn't need a neighbor's complaint to be noticed (Helpful Hints).
A car that can't meet those rules can still get an offer without running, and selling it as a junk car explains how the number is built when parts and metal are most of its value. Pickup collects it from the driveway.
If it went up on blocks for a repair that never got finished, fix it or junk it runs the numbers on finishing the job. If it's only sitting on a flat, our tire guide covers pressure, tread and when a tire needs replacing.
A record wet year and a waterspout that came ashore
At the National Weather Service's Hollywood North Perry Airport station, 2023 was the wettest year on record, with 87.68 inches of rain by December 28 (NWS Miami). That April, a landfalling waterspout briefly reached the shore in Hollywood before dissipating (NWS Miami).
If storm water ever got into your car, a buyer will want to know. Our flood-damaged car guide covers what you have to tell one.
Hollywood's motor vehicle office on Sheridan Street
- •3387 Sheridan St. is the Hollywood office on FLHSMV's Broward list: motor vehicle services only, Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., phone 954-765-4697 (FLHSMV)
- •Its two-asterisk mark on that list means a license plate agent, and those may charge additional fees for performing motor vehicle transactions (FLHSMV)
- •Broward's county tax collector's office (the local DMV) for title work is the tax collector-sponsored center in Plantation, 1800 NW 66th Ave., Suite 101: weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., with title services until 4:30 p.m. and a tax collector service fee on top of motorist services fees (FLHSMV)
Asked by Hollywood sellers
Who do I call about a code notice on my car in Hollywood?
Code Compliance, at 954-921-3061 (City of Hollywood). Deal with it before a fine sits unpaid: the city says an unpaid fine generally results in a lien on the property (Helpful Hints).
I'm selling my car to make room for a boat. Where can the boat go?
In the side or rear yard where it's accessible, screened from the view of neighboring properties by a fence or hedge. Hollywood applies the same rule to RVs (Helpful Hints).
Is there a Hollywood tag office open on weekends?
On Saturdays, yes: the Sheridan St. office is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (FLHSMV). It's a license plate agent, so it may add fees of its own.
The title, the notice of sale and your plate follow the same Florida rules in Hollywood as in every county, and our Florida page has them. After a private sale, release of liability after selling a car covers the gap between handing over the keys and being done with the car.