Sell your car in Grand Island: running, hail-dented or high-mileage
We buy cars in Grand Island, work trucks included, and pickup reaches out to Hastings, Aurora and St. Paul. Ask for an instant offer on the form, or call if you'd rather talk it through; if you take the offer, we come to you.
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Where a stalled car can't stay parked overnight in winter
- October 15 to April 15, midnight to 8 a.m. To clear snow, City Code 22-112 bans parking in those hours on 16 named stretches of street.
- Check the list for your block. The named stretches include Pine Street between First and Sixth streets and Third Street between Clark Street and Kimball Avenue. A car that won't start there can't be moved at midnight, so give it a driveway before October 15.
Where we pick up around Grand Island
We pick up anywhere in Grand Island and in Wood River, Doniphan, Alda and Cairo, and out to Hastings, Aurora, St. Paul and Phillips. A car in a farmyard driveway counts. Give the road name and say where on the place the car is parked.
Going to the county treasurer for a title or plates? Hall County's Motor Vehicle Department is at 121 South Pine, first floor. That is not the Treasurer's main address on South Sycamore. It's open 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., phone (308) 385-5030. At the counter it takes MasterCard, American Express and Discover for vehicle registrations. Visa works for those only online (Hall County Treasurer).
Cash for your car in Grand Island
An article of the city code deals with cars like this one: Chapter 17, Article IV, Unlicensed or Inoperable Vehicles. Its section titles cover these vehicles as public nuisances, where they may be placed, their removal, and the storage of damaged vehicles.
We make offers on high-mileage work trucks, hail-dented cars and cars that have sat for years. A car that won't start doesn't need a jump or a trailer, because the truck that picks it up has a winch. If yours is past fixing, our page on cash for junk cars explains how that sale works.
For hail dents, read our guide to selling a hail-damaged car. When a high-mileage work truck finally quits, selling a car or truck with a knocking or overheating engine and selling one with a slipping transmission walk through those sales.
What a buyer pays in sales tax around Grand Island
- •Grand Island's sales tax rate is 7.5%: the city's 2.0% on top of the state's 5.5%, effective July 1, 2026. Hastings, Wood River and St. Paul are at 7.0%, and Doniphan and Cairo at 6.5% (source)
- •On a vehicle, the county treasurer goes by the registration address to decide which local rate to collect. If you sell privately, a buyer from Hastings pays a lower rate on the same car than a buyer from Grand Island (source)
Asked by Grand Island sellers
How do I get my car back from the Grand Island impound lot?
Call the police Records office first, at (308) 385-5400. That covers cars impounded by Grand Island police or the Hall County Sheriff. Pay the tow and impound fees at the police department, 111 Public Safety Drive, in cash or by card. Checks aren't accepted. Then take the receipt to the lot at 510 South Stuhr Road. It's open weekdays from noon to 4:00 p.m., with no new business after 3:45. You must be the registered or legal owner, or carry the owner's notarized Limited Power of Attorney. The car must be currently registered with the DMV, and you'll need an insurance card, ID and the registration (Grand Island Police).
Who enforces the rules on junk cars in Grand Island?
Complaints go through the Grand Island Police Department's Code Compliance page or by phone at (308) 385-5418.
Where does Hall County inspect a car with an out-of-state title?
At the Sheriff's Office, 111 Public Safety Drive, on the east edge of town. Hall County won't issue a Nebraska title on that car until the car and title are inspected there to verify the VIN (Hall County Treasurer). The fee is $10. Title inspections run 8:15 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and the office number is (308) 385-5200 (Hall County Sheriff).
Our Nebraska page covers the state's side of the sale.