Sell your car in Edison: running, flooded in Ida or won't start
Edison's two MVC sites, both on Kilmer Road, are a licensing center and an inspection station, so title work goes through MVC vehicle centers such as Rahway's or South Brunswick's. The cash offer comes online from our buying partner, and a free tow truck collects the car from your Edison address.
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What Edison's two Kilmer Road MVC sites are for
- 45 Kilmer Rd is a licensing center, for licenses and IDs. It's open from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday, and from 8 until 3 on Saturdays (NJ MVC licensing centers).
- 33 Kilmer Road is an inspection station, open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays and 7 a.m. to noon on Saturdays (NJ MVC inspection stations).
- Neither is a vehicle center. The MVC's list of vehicle centers has no Edison location, but Rahway and South Brunswick are on it, below (NJ MVC vehicle centers).
Where we pick up around Edison
Pickup is free across Edison Township and the rest of Middlesex County, from a house driveway to an apartment lot. Mention gates, parking rules or a car that won't roll when you book.
Edison's clock is shorter than the state's. The MVC's own definition calls a vehicle abandoned after at least three consecutive days in the same public spot (NJ MVC), but Edison's code draws the line at more than 48 hours on a street (Edison Code § 10-23.1).
A car that went under in Edison's Ida flooding
When the remnants of Ida came through on September 1 and 2, 2021, severe flooding throughout Edison closed public schools and left many vehicles completely covered by floodwaters, Patch reported (Patch).
Water damage isn't the end of a sale: our buying partner makes offers on flood-damaged cars too. Tell it how high the water came and whether the car has run since then, and mention any insurance claim. Selling a flood-damaged car covers what a claim and a flood brand on the title change.
Cash for your car in Edison
Edison gives a stopped car little time on the street. Its code counts a vehicle left on a street or other public property for more than 48 hours, or for any time at all without current license plates, as abandoned (Edison Code § 10-23.1). An abandoned car goes to the Division of Police's impound lot on the township's towing contractor, and getting it back costs the towing fees plus a $35 township administrative fee (§ 10-23.3).
A dead car parked in a garage, or one its owner is actively repairing at home, falls under the code's exceptions (§ 10-23.3). If yours is on the street, or you're done repairing it, the junk car offer takes it as it sits, and the pickup comes to the car. Take the plates off when the tow truck is there, not the night before: a plateless car on an Edison street counts as abandoned straight away.
Still deciding whether it's worth fixing? Fix it or junk it compares a repair bill with selling, and why a car cranks but won't start narrows down a no-start.
Where title work goes from Edison
Title work happens at the MVC's vehicle centers, and the township has none of its own. Two on the MVC's list are in nearby Rahway and South Brunswick:
Asked by Edison sellers
Can I take care of title work at the MVC on Kilmer Road in Edison?
Edison's MVC sites are a licensing center at 45 Kilmer Rd, for licenses and IDs (NJ MVC), and an inspection station at 33 Kilmer Road (NJ MVC). For title work, the MVC lists vehicle centers in Rahway and South Brunswick (NJ MVC).
Did Ida flood cars in Edison?
Yes. Patch reported on September 2, 2021 that severe flooding throughout Edison left many vehicles completely covered by floodwaters (Patch).
When does a broken-down car on an Edison street count as abandoned?
Under Edison's code, after more than 48 hours on a street or other public property, or at once if it has no current plates (Edison Code § 10-23.1). That's shorter than the three consecutive days in the MVC's statewide definition (NJ MVC).
What does it cost to get a towed abandoned car back in Edison?
The towing fees in the township's towing rules plus a $35 administrative fee to the township for the release; the car is held at the Division of Police's impound lot (Edison Code § 10-23.3).
Is the Kilmer Road inspection station open on Saturdays?
Yes, from 7 a.m. to noon. On weekdays it's open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (NJ MVC)
How New Jersey wants the title signed, and what becomes of the plates, is covered on our New Jersey selling page; if there's still a loan on the car, start with selling a car you owe money on.