Sell your car in North Platte: running or not, in town or on a ranch
We buy cars in North Platte and the towns around it, and the car never has to make the trip east. Describe it by phone or on the form. Asking costs nothing, and the offer comes back the same day. If you take it, the truck comes to you on a pickup day set ahead of time, whether the car is parked on a city street or behind a ranch gate.
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Jeffers Street: the county counter, the Sheriff and a snow route
- Lincoln County Treasurer, 301 N. Jeffers, Room 102. Titles and plates for cars kept in the county go through this counter in the courthouse, open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and through the noon hour. The motor vehicle line is (308) 534-4350 ext. 4142. It takes check, cash or card, with a card fee, and a returned payment costs $25 (Lincoln County Treasurer).
- Lincoln County Sheriff, 302 N. Jeffers. Out-of-state title inspections are done at the south door, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., with parking spots set aside on the south side of 3rd Street. Bring cash: the Sheriff's Office doesn't take credit cards (Lincoln County Sheriff).
- Jeffers itself is a snow route. It's a first-priority emergency snow route from the north city limits to the south (2023-24 snow route list). Once a snow emergency is declared, cars must be off it. One left there gets a $35 ticket and is then towed, and the owner pays for the tow and storage (City of North Platte).
Where we pick up around North Platte
Pickup reaches every address in North Platte, and out to Sutherland, Hershey, Maxwell, Brady and Wallace, plus Stapleton, Paxton and Ogallala, an hour west on I-80. On a ranch or an acreage, mention the road in, gravel or not, and any gate code.
Past the second notice? The city posts its list of unresolved second notices online, with owners' names and property addresses (City of North Platte).
Cash for your car in North Platte
Junk cars in North Platte are on the city's list of typical nuisances. Its two Code Compliance officers cover the whole city, and when a complaint comes in, an officer visits the property and the ones around it. If there's a violation, the owner gets 10 days to fix it, then a second notice, served in person, with five more days. After that the case goes to the City Attorney and on to court, where the owner may be fined, the city may get an injunction to clear the nuisance itself, or the case may be dismissed (City of North Platte).
A car doesn't have to run to get an offer, and high miles or body damage don't rule it out either. Say whether it rolls and where it sits, and pickup is planned around that. If it's only good for scrap, start from our junk car page.
Body damage from a crash is covered in selling an accident-damaged car. If the engine or transmission is why it sits, see selling a car with a blown head gasket or seized engine or selling one whose transmission slips or has no reverse.
Tires, batteries and fluids left behind
- •The city transfer station, about seven miles southwest of town at 3320 W. North Lake Road, recycles lead-acid batteries, tires, and used oil in 1-gallon plastic containers. Hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Saturday (source)
- •A car or pickup tire costs $9, plus $7 if it's still on the rim (source)
- •Auto fluids and fuel go to the household hazardous waste site at 1308 N. Sycamore, open to city and county residents on the 2nd and 4th Thursday, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. (source)
Asked by North Platte sellers
Can a buyer in Lincoln County title my dead car if it has an out-of-state title?
Not until it runs. Before Lincoln County issues a Nebraska title for a car titled in another state, the Sheriff's Office has to inspect the car and the title, and the Sheriff's Office says the car must be in running order. It also won't do the inspection unless the major parts, such as the engine, transmission, doors and frame, are attached (Lincoln County Sheriff). A passed inspection is good for 90 days. Keep that in mind before you list a dead car for a local buyer.
Is there a ride around town if I sell my only car in North Platte?
The city runs North Platte Public Transit from 1520 N. Jeffers. A same-day ride in town costs $4, or $2 if you book by 1 p.m. the day before. It also goes to Sutherland, Hershey and Maxwell for $10 one way, booked the day before. Call (308) 532-1370. It runs 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays and 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday (City of North Platte).
Where do I get a towed car back in North Platte?
At the police station, 701 S. Jeffers. The North Platte Police Records Division releases impounded and stored vehicles and collects parking fines. It's open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and closed weekends and holidays. The number is (308) 535-6789.
Signing a Nebraska title and handling the plates are covered once, on our Nebraska page.