# Selling a car with no plates or insurance **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** chrysler, concorde\ **Created:** [August 6, 2009, 2:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/selling-a-car-with-no-plates-or-insurance/34600 "2009-08-06T02:43:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RichieRich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7bcc69/32.png) [@RichieRich](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RichieRich)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 2:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/selling-a-car-with-no-plates-or-insurance/34600/1 "2009-08-06T02:43:57Z")
Earlier this year we got a great deal on a lease of a new car. We already had two. We planned to sell the one that was most problematic. Because we had a lot on our plate at the time and knew that we wouldn’t be able to sell it right away we discontinued the insurance to save money and surrendered the plates to the dmv. We’ve been running the car in the driveway periodically to keep the battery charged. What is the best way to sell a car with no plates or insurance. Do I have to go down to the dmv and ad the car to my insurance in hopes of a quick sell? Obviously it can’t be test driven without plates. Is there another option? ---
**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan2)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 5:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/selling-a-car-with-no-plates-or-insurance/34600/2 "2009-08-06T05:27:51Z")
DMV will tell you everything you have to know. ---
**Author:** ![twotone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@twotone](https://community.cartalk.com/u/twotone)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 6:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/selling-a-car-with-no-plates-or-insurance/34600/3 "2009-08-06T06:34:07Z")
As-is, for parts only. Or, temp tags and insurance. Twotone ---
**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 11:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/selling-a-car-with-no-plates-or-insurance/34600/4 "2009-08-06T11:29:28Z")
You should be asking your state’s DMV about this. You could try eBay. Maybe someone will buy it without a test drive. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/selling-a-car-with-no-plates-or-insurance/34600/5 "2009-08-06T15:47:31Z")
What are the make, model, and mileage on this car? How many miles on it? ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/selling-a-car-with-no-plates-or-insurance/34600/6 "2009-08-06T15:48:16Z")
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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2009, 7:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/selling-a-car-with-no-plates-or-insurance/34600/7 "2009-08-06T19:10:56Z")
I’m not used to the tags yet: Chrysler Concorde. But how old is it, and how many miles are on it? ---
**Author:** ![Kendahl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Kendahl](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Kendahl)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 3:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/selling-a-car-with-no-plates-or-insurance/34600/8 "2009-08-09T03:56:10Z")
You will have a hard time selling a car that can’t legally be test driven. Your first step should be to find out its approximate value (e.g. [www.kbb.com](http://www.kbb.com)) and compare that with what you would have to invest for insurance and license plates. Once you sell the car, you can get a refund on the unused portion of your insurance. I don’t know how much you could get back on the license plates. If making the car legal to drive costs as much as it is worth, donate it to a charity for the tax deduction or sell it to a junk yard.