Sell your car in Williston: running or not, high-mileage trucks too
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Who runs the title counter in Williston
- The county, not the state. Williston's North Dakota DMV office is operated by Williams County under a contract with NDDOT Motor Vehicle. It does title and registration work, and NDDOT lists it as a title-issuing branch, with branch fees on its services.
- Use the south entrance. It is on the first floor of the Williams County Administration Building at 206 E Broadway. It opens at 8:15 every weekday and closes at 4 Monday through Thursday, but at noon on Friday.
- Book ahead. Booked appointments are served before walk-ins; book at 1-855-633-6835 or ring the office at 701-713-3410. It does not handle driver's licenses.
Where we pick up around Williston
Our pickup runs across Williston (58801) and out along Highway 2 and Highway 85, and the distance doesn't add a surcharge. Along Highway 2 that means Ray and Tioga (58852). Along Highway 85 it means Alexander and Watford City (58854), which sits in McKenzie County and has its own title office, covered in the questions below. Epping, Trenton and Grenora are covered too.
Watch the snow routes. Once the city starts its emergency snow routes, vehicles parked on them are cited, according to the city's code enforcement reference guide. Move a truck that is waiting on pickup off a snow route before a storm.
Cash for your car in Williston
A car that quit running and never left the yard has a category in Williston's code enforcement reference guide. The guide lists abandoned, inoperable or unlicensed vehicles stored on private property as junk vehicles, and Code Enforcement takes complaints about them at 701-713-3838.
We buy junk cars in Williston, whether the problem is age, a wreck or an engine that won't turn over, and the same goes for a worn-out pickup or work truck. Start with an online offer, and we come to you for the pickup, whether the car is in town or out in the patch. Here is what a junk car sale involves.
If the engine in your car or truck has seized, or the transmission slips and won't go into reverse, selling a vehicle with engine problems and selling a vehicle with a failed transmission explain those sales. For a truck the insurer totaled after a wreck, see selling a totaled vehicle.
Clearing out what an old car leaves behind
- •Old tires cost $10 each for passenger size, $20 for semi-truck size and $25 for anything larger (landfill waste rules)
- •Lead-acid batteries are taken for recycling in the landfill's marked BATTERY area (same page)
- •Used oil does not go to the landfill; the waste oil site is on the west side of the Gene Emery Building, 809 5th Street East (same page)
Asked by Williston sellers
Who do I call about a dead car on a Williston street?
Code Enforcement, the same office that takes junk-vehicle complaints about private property. The city's reference guide sends abandoned, inoperable or unlicensed vehicles on public property, streets and alleys included, to that office. Everyday parking rules are enforced by the police department's Community Service Officers, at 701-577-1212.
I'm in Watford City. Do I have to drive to Williston for title work?
No. NDDOT lists a McKenzie County motor vehicle site at the courthouse, 201 5th St NW, Suite 510, open weekdays 8 to 4 Central. It can issue titles, and its number is 701-444-3616.
I'm leaving North Dakota. Can I sell the truck before I go?
Selling before the move is usually the better order: it saves hauling the truck, and the closing steps are quick when the title's clean. Don't count on leaving the truck at Williston's airport, XWA, to sell later: parking there has no time limit, but the weekly rate is $66.
Will the Williams County Sheriff give me the crash report for my wrecked truck?
No. Since August 1, 2021, the Williams County Sheriff's Office no longer releases accident reports, because of a change in state law. It directs you to request them from NDDOT.
The title signature, the plates and the damage disclosure form follow state rules, which our North Dakota page covers.