Sell your car in Belleville: running or not, PCSing or staying put
When you PCS out of Scott Air Force Base, your car can be shipped, stored or sold. If you sell, you get a firm number and a pickup date on the calendar, set around the day you report.
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Before the car leaves
- Take down any base-lot listing. If the car was on Scott's POV Resale Lot, Outdoor Recreation asks owners who sell or remove a car to tell them, so the listing comes down. The office is open weekdays from 8:00 to 4:30 at 618-256-2067.
- Have the title ready. A title from another state is fine as it is. You sign it, we handle the rest, and the car doesn't need an Illinois title first.
- Hand over the keys. The driver checks the title and the car, and you're paid right then, before the car leaves.
Where we pick up around Belleville
Pickup is free across Belleville, on Scott Air Force Base (62225) and in O'Fallon (62269), and in the Metro East towns around them, such as Shiloh, Swansea, Fairview Heights and Collinsville. For a car parked on base, the first question below explains how the handoff works.
Still weighing shipping? The St. Louis VPC's page lists a virtual briefing on turning in a POV every Wednesday at 11 a.m. Central, so you can hear what shipping involves before you choose.
Ship it, store it or sell it
If you ship or store the car, PCSmyPOV is where you schedule the turn-in and track its shipping or storage status. The nearest vehicle processing center is the St. Louis VPC, and despite the name it sits on the Illinois side, at 4236 Crescent Industrial Dr. in Pontoon Beach.
Selling has two routes. On base, Outdoor Recreation runs a POV Resale Lot, and its rules are in the questions below. Off base, you can take an instant offer from us instead. If you are still choosing, start with our guide to selling your car before a PCS move.
Cash for your car in Belleville
A car that doesn't run can still get an instant offer, and pickup is free. If it's parked at home while you decide, know how Belleville's city code treats it. A car that can't be driven under its own power for at least seven days, because parts are missing, altered or damaged, is an inoperable motor vehicle. One that's only down for ordinary service or repairs isn't. An inoperable car kept where the public can see it is a nuisance under the code and can be towed, and the city takes reports of abandoned vehicles on its Report A Concern form. If you want to sell a junk car in Belleville, our junk car page explains how those sales work.
If it's down for more than a routine repair, like a blown head gasket or a transmission stuck in limp mode, selling a car with engine problems and selling a car with a bad transmission lay out the warning signs and what you have to tell a buyer. For crash damage, see selling an accident-damaged car.
The VPC, the lot and the nearest test site
- •The St. Louis VPC in Pontoon Beach lists its hours as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, and serves its last customer one hour before closing (source)
- •A space on Scott's POV Resale Lot costs $15 per 30 days and can be renewed once; after two months the car must come off for at least 30 days before it can be listed again (source)
- •As of September 2026, the Illinois Air Team locator shows one emissions test site within 10 miles of Belleville: 4200 Trade Ct. in Swansea, 3.2 miles away (source)
Asked by Belleville sellers
Can your driver pick up my car on Scott Air Force Base?
A driver without a DoD ID would need a visitor pass, and Scott requires visitors to pick up approved passes themselves, in person with valid ID, at the Dixon Visitor Center at the Shiloh Gate, 10 Siebert Rd. That holds even when you request the pass for them. If that rule gets in the way, the handoff moves to an off-base address you choose, at a time that fits your schedule.
Should I use Scott's POV Resale Lot instead?
You can if you hold a DoD ID, which Outdoor Recreation requires for all its services. You bring proof of ownership, current state registration and proof of insurance, and the car is listed with a photo on Outdoor Recreation's website for the Scott community. Cars on the lot must be kept in good condition, with no work done on them there. Outdoor Recreation doesn't contact buyers for you, and the lot is for selling only, not for storage. If the car has to be gone before you report, an instant offer is the other route.
Which Secretary of State facility handles titles in Belleville?
Belleville's Illinois Secretary of State facility, the office many people call the Illinois DMV, is at 400 W. Main (618-236-8750). Its vehicle services include title transfers and duplicate titles, so it's the local stop if your Illinois title has gone missing. Its listing marks driver's license and state ID services as appointment-only, so call ahead before you go in for title work.
Is Belleville inside the emissions test area?
Yes. As of September 2026, state law puts St. Clair County in the test area except for a list of ZIP codes. That list takes out O'Fallon's ZIP and Mascoutah's, but none of the ZIPs whose main postal city is Belleville. The law goes by the address on the car's registration, so a car registered to an address in O'Fallon's or Mascoutah's ZIP is outside the area.
For the statewide paperwork, see how to sell a car in Illinois.