Sell your car in St. Petersburg: running, disabled or flooded by Helene
St. Petersburg doesn't allow an abandoned, disabled or inoperative car to be parked anywhere in the city, and its codes department lists inoperative vehicles among the violations it often cites. Get a cash offer online from our buying partner, free and yours to weigh for a week, and the free pickup comes to the car in your driveway or garage.
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Where a vehicle can wait on a St. Petersburg lot
- A car out front needs an approved spot. Passenger vehicles and motorcycles may be parked in front of the house or in a street side yard as long as they're in an approved, legally recognized parking area (City of St. Petersburg).
- Boats and trailers: two at most. No more than two pieces of domestic equipment, such as boats and trailers, may generally be parked on one residential lot, each no more than 35 feet long, 8 feet wide and 12 feet high, in the rear or interior side yard (city codes page).
- Commercial equipment goes in a garage. In residential districts it can't be parked unless it's stored within a completely enclosed building, such as a garage (city codes page).
Where we pick up around St. Petersburg
Pickup is free in every part of St. Petersburg, Shore Acres and the 34th Street North corridor included, and across the rest of Pinellas County. If the car flooded or won't start, say so when you book and tell us where it's parked.
Storms close the counters, too. Every Pinellas County Tax Collector office closed on September 25 and 26, 2024, for Tropical Storm Helene (Pinellas County Tax Collector). With a storm on the way, check for a closure notice before you drive to 34th Street.
Cash for your car in St. Petersburg
The city's property maintenance rules don't leave a dead car much room: abandoned, disabled or inoperative motor vehicles are not allowed to be parked anywhere in St. Petersburg (City of St. Petersburg). Inoperative cars on private property are also among the code violations the city's codes department often cites (city codes page).
A car that died in the driveway, or never started again after the water went down, is the car our junk car offer was made for. It's quoted as it is, and the free pickup hauls it away.
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Helene flooded more than 100 miles of city roads
During Hurricane Helene in September 2024, more than 100 miles of St. Petersburg roads flooded, and the peninsula's 6.3-foot storm surge broke a record set in 1985 (St. Pete Catalyst). In Shore Acres, a resident told FOX 13, in a report published Sept. 27, 2024, that the water came up to the garage and "the cars across the street were covered with water" (FOX 13 Tampa Bay).
You can still ask for an offer on a car that went under. Say on the form that it flooded and how high the water rose, and read our flood-damaged car guide for what an insurance claim means for the sale.
The tax collector's South County office in St. Petersburg
- •2500 34th Street North is the Pinellas County Tax Collector's South County office, the county tax collector's office (the local DMV) in St. Petersburg, and it handles vehicle registrations for cars, boats and mobile homes (Pinellas County Tax Collector)
- •8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays; on Wednesdays the doors open at 8:30 a.m. (Pinellas County Tax Collector)
- •Drop box and kiosk. A drop box sits outside the office, and a self-service kiosk renews registrations (Pinellas County Tax Collector)
Asked by St. Petersburg sellers
Can a car that won't run wait at the curb in St. Petersburg until it's picked up?
Not under the city's rules. Abandoned, disabled or inoperative motor vehicles aren't allowed to be parked anywhere in the city (City of St. Petersburg), the curb included, so book the pickup for wherever the car is now and mention that it doesn't run.
Is the South County tax collector office open on Saturdays?
No. Pinellas County Tax Collector offices are closed Saturdays and Sundays, so the office at 2500 34th Street North is a weekday stop only (Pinellas County Tax Collector).
My car flooded in Shore Acres during Helene. Can I still sell it?
Yes. You can ask for an offer on it as it is; note the flood on the form and how high the water got. Helene's water reached cars there: a Shore Acres resident told FOX 13 the cars across the street were covered with water (FOX 13 Tampa Bay).
How a Florida title is signed over, the notice of sale and the plate rules don't change from county to county, so they're on our Florida page. If the title now carries a flood brand, flood title rules by state sets Florida's beside the rest.