Sell your car in Orlando: running or not, new in town or moving away
Just moved here with a title from another state, or already booking the moving truck? You can sell the car either way. The offer comes quickly, and pickup reaches the whole metro. If the car is leased, check first: whether it can be sold depends on the leasing company's buyout rules, so ask it for a payoff quote.
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Loose ends after an Orlando sale
- Take the car off your toll account. An E-PASS sticker can't be moved to another car, so it goes with the one you sold: remove it in the E-PASS Transponders section of your online account. A Uni can move to your next car once you update the plate on your account, online or in the E-PASS app. If the car is on a SunPass account instead, remove it there.
- Send the notice of sale. Florida DMV paperwork (the state agency is FLHSMV) runs through the Orange County Tax Collector here. It asks for the notice within 30 days of the sale, on the back of the title or on form HSMV-82050. Mail it to P.O. Box 545100, Orlando, FL 32854, or email it to ttpc@octaxcol.com with the subject line "Notice of Sale Submission."
- Need a counter? Six Orange County tax collector offices handle tags and titles, from Downtown at 301 S. Rosalind Ave. to West Oaks Mall in Ocoee. They open at 8:30 a.m. (9 a.m. on Wednesdays) and close at 5 p.m., and the Tax Collector's site books appointments.
Where we pick up around Orlando
We come to you anywhere in Orlando and across the metro, from Kissimmee to Sanford and from Clermont to Oviedo. If you're moving, the pickup can go on the calendar before the moving truck is loaded.
Title held electronically? The Orange County Tax Collector will print it and mail it to you on request, or you can get a paper title in person at one of its offices. Ask early, so the paper copy is in hand before pickup day.
Cash for your car in Orlando
Orlando's city code keeps dead and untagged cars out of sight. The City's guide to its codes says every vehicle must run and carry a current license tag, or be stored in a completely enclosed building. For a dead car, or one with an expired tag, that means a closed garage.
Orange County's code office keeps its own list of what marks junk cars: flat tires, undergrowth, a dismantled or wrecked body, no license plate, or an expired registration sticker. Its page says cars like that can be towed by the County at the owner's expense, and complaints come in through 3-1-1.
A car in that state can still be sold before a code case gets that far. Cash for junk cars in Orlando starts with proof you own the car; what you need, from the title to a car with no keys, is set out in selling a junk car.
If the car no longer runs because of an engine that overheats or knocks or a CVT that has started slipping, each of those guides sets the repair cost against selling it as it is. A wrecked body is on the county's junk list too, and selling a car after an accident explains what you have to tell a buyer.
Missed tolls on the 408, 417 and 429
- •On CFX expressways, a toll that no transponder pays becomes a Pay By Plate invoice, which goes by mail to the vehicle's registered owner (source, checked September 2026)
- •Pay By Plate rates are double the E-PASS rate, and unpaid invoices can lead CFX to put a hold on your tag registration or driver's license renewal (source)
- •To pay a missed toll before an invoice is mailed, call CFX at 407-690-5200, weekdays 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturdays 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with the plate number and the dates ready (source)
Asked by Orlando sellers
I live in Kissimmee or Sanford. Can I use an Orange County tax collector office?
No. Orange County's tax collector offices are open to Orange County residents only. In Kissimmee, the Osceola County Tax Collector's main office is at 2501 E. Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy., and Osceola's offices say they can now clear CFX toll violations too. The Seminole County Tax Collector has offices in Sanford and Altamonte Springs, among others.
The City opened a code case on my car. Is it too late to sell my junk car in Orlando?
No. The City's process starts with a complaint and an inspection within about 48 hours. If the inspector finds a violation, a Notice of Violation follows, and the property is checked again 15 to 60 days later, depending on the violation. A case still open then goes to the Code Board, and the City may abate it. A car that has been sold and picked up by then is no longer on the property.
Selling privately instead? Where in Orlando can I meet a buyer?
In the exchange zone at Orlando Police Department headquarters, 1250 W. South St. The City says this parking zone for online exchanges is monitored 24/7. OPD's written policy suggests meeting there from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays, when the department is open, and says it does not send officers or staff to witness the exchange. The same policy advises against dealing with anyone who refuses to meet at the police department or another open public area.
Where can I sort out an E-PASS account in person?
At the E-PASS Service Center, 525 S. Magnolia Ave., open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays. By phone, E-PASS is at 407-823-7277.
The title itself is signed the same way anywhere in Florida, and selling a car in Florida shows how.