Sell your car in Marshfield: running, wrecked or parked for good
Selling a car in Marshfield can get part of its excise abated, but the town's Assessors at 870 Moraine Street want two papers first: the bill of sale and the RMV's plate return receipt. Our buying partner gives a cash offer online with no obligation, and pickup anywhere in town is free.
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Filing the excise abatement after a Marshfield sale
Marshfield's Assessors, at 870 Moraine Street, decide the abatement from the papers you hand them, so collect these as the sale happens.
- Keep the bill of sale. For a car you sold or traded, the town's excise page asks for the bill of sale and the plate return receipt from the Registry of Motor Vehicles (Marshfield excise page). A traded car is on the same line of that list as a sold one.
- Get the RMV's Plate Return Receipt. The Assessors need a copy of it, so keep the original with your records (Marshfield Assessors).
- Pay the bill, then file. Filing for an abatement doesn't remove your obligation to pay the tax, so pay what's billed and then apply (Marshfield Assessors). The office stays open until 7 p.m. on Mondays.
- Expect a $5 floor. No abatement can reduce the motor vehicle excise to less than $5.00 (Marshfield Assessors).
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Free pickup covers Marshfield and the rest of Plymouth County, whether the car is in the driveway, the garage or out back. Say where it sits and whether it rolls.
Selling close to December? Marshfield's Assessors grant no abatement on a registration cancelled in December (Marshfield Assessors). If the sale lands at the end of November, cancel the registration before the month is out, while an abatement is still possible.
Cash for your car in Marshfield
Pulling the plates off a car that's dead in the driveway doesn't end its excise on its own: Marshfield's Assessors say cancelling a license plate alone doesn't warrant an abatement of the motor vehicle excise (Marshfield Assessors). A sale, with the bill of sale to show for it, is what the abatement paperwork is built around.
A worn-out, wrecked or non-starting car can go through the junk car offer, with free pickup from the driveway and no obligation to take the number. If the engine is why it sits, selling a car with engine problems sets repair costs against selling as is.
Two Registry numbers on Marshfield's pages
No plates to hand back? For lost or stolen plates, Marshfield's Assessors tell residents to contact the Registry of Motor Vehicles at (617) 351-9380 (Marshfield Assessors).
For the excise itself, the town's excise page lists the Registry's Excise Division at 857-368-8080, then press zero, beside its explanation of how a car's excise value is set (Marshfield excise page).
Where Marshfield abatement paperwork is filed
- •870 Moraine Street is the Assessors office, where Marshfield's excise abatements are filed (Marshfield Assessors)
- •Mondays, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., the week's late day (Marshfield Assessors)
- •Tuesday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Fridays, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Marshfield Assessors)
Asked by Marshfield sellers
I sold my car, but Marshfield's excise bill still came. Do I pay it?
Yes. Filing for an abatement doesn't remove the obligation to pay, the Assessors say, so pay the bill and then file (Marshfield Assessors). For a sold car, the excise page asks for the bill of sale and the RMV plate return receipt (excise page).
Does returning my plates get me an excise refund in Marshfield?
Not by itself. Cancelling a license plate alone doesn't warrant an abatement, the Assessors say (Marshfield Assessors). For a sold car, they also want the bill of sale (excise page).
Can I get an excise abatement in Marshfield for a car sold in December?
Not if the registration is cancelled in December: the Assessors grant no abatement on a registration cancelled that month (Marshfield Assessors).
Where do I file an excise abatement in Marshfield, and when is it open?
With the Assessors at 870 Moraine Street. The office opens at 8 a.m. every weekday and closes at 7 p.m. on Mondays, 4 p.m. on Tuesdays through Thursdays and 12:30 p.m. on Fridays (Marshfield Assessors).
My plates were stolen before I could return them. Where do I start?
With the Registry. For lost or stolen plates, Marshfield's Assessors say to contact the RMV at (617) 351-9380 (Marshfield Assessors).
Assigning a Massachusetts title and cancelling the registration are covered on our Massachusetts selling page, and whether the sale itself owes any tax is in do you pay taxes when you sell a car.