Sell your car in Aberdeen: running or not, wrecked or unlicensed
Ask for a cash offer by phone or online, with no listing and no driving it anywhere first. Pickup is free across Brown County, from a curb in Aberdeen to a farmyard off a county road.
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When snow removal starts in Aberdeen
- 01The route ban is automatic. The city’s snow page says parking on snow emergency routes is banned automatically after a snowfall, whether or not a snow alert has been announced.
- 02Tow trucks run ahead of the plows. Public Works policy puts a police officer and a tow truck ahead of the snow removal equipment, to ticket and tow cars parked in violation of a snow removal alert.
- 03Downtown lots clear first. Downtown parking lots are cleared the first morning of snow removal, and cars left in them after cleanup starts are ticketed and towed.
Where we pick up around Aberdeen
Pickup is free across Brown County, which the county’s plan puts at 36 miles east to west and 48 miles north to south, up to the North Dakota line. That covers 57401 in Aberdeen, 57445 in Groton (the county’s largest town after Aberdeen), and Warner and Frederick, and past the county line it reaches towns such as Ipswich, Redfield and Webster. County roads, section lines and farmyards are routine stops, and a farmyard costs the same as a curb in town: nothing. Paperwork is done at the truck, and payment comes before it pulls out. With the offer, say where the car is and anything that could slow a truck down.
Keep plowed snow off the county road. If you clear a farm drive or field entrance so the truck can reach a snowed-in car, Brown County’s traffic ordinance bars pushing that snow onto a county highway, its shoulders or the right-of-way. If the county has to clear it, the bill is $500 an hour, with a $500 minimum.
Cash for your car in Aberdeen
Inside city limits, junk and unlicensed vehicles have been a target of Aberdeen’s Code Enforcement program since it began in 2003. When a violation exists, the city sends the owner a Letter of Notice requiring cleanup within a reasonable time, and the cost of any cleanup the city does can be assessed against the property.
Outside town, Brown County’s nuisance ordinance covers abandoned property in unusable condition that is worth only scrap or junk value. It is enforced on complaint only: the county sends a written notice to clean up, each day a nuisance goes on counts as a new offense, and the fine can reach $200. Either way, you can get an offer without fixing anything first. A non-runner is winched onto the truck, and the sale wraps up in days instead of weeks. Here is how selling a junk car works.
For a wrecked car, selling an accident-damaged car covers what a buyer checks and what you must disclose, and if the insurer has declared it a total loss, selling a totaled car explains whether to take the payout or keep the car. One that quit with a blown engine or head gasket is covered in selling a car with a blown engine.
When an unpaid ticket or a snow tow catches up with a car
- •90 days is how long a parking fine can go unpaid before it goes to collections and the car may be towed without notice (APD Parking Division).
- •605-626-7000 is the police line for finding a car towed during snow removal, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Public Works).
Asked by Aberdeen sellers
Where is title work done in Aberdeen, and when does it stop for the day?
At the Brown County Treasurer's office in the courthouse, 25 Market St., Suite 2. It is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays, but no new title transfer is started after 4:45 p.m. The office handles vehicle titles and licensing and helps record and cancel liens. Call (605) 626-7133 before you go.
Where do Aberdeen police sell copies of crash reports?
If Aberdeen police worked the crash, call the department's Records office at 605-626-7059. A traffic report costs $6, and photo or video copies cost $15 (Aberdeen Police).
Can I store a car in Aberdeen over the winter instead of selling it?
The Brown County Fairgrounds rents winter storage for cars, boats, campers and RVs from October 15 to April 1. It costs $12 per linear foot, counting any hitch or overhang, prepaid with no refunds. Spots are first come, first served, and you sign up each year at the Fair Office after the first Commission meeting of the year, on the first Tuesday of January.
The South Dakota selling page walks through the title, the seller’s permit, plates and the report of sale.