Always sale you junk vehicle to a licensed salvage dealer!! Only a licensed salvage automobile dealer can turn the title into the state and has the proper paperwork to report that the vehicle is no longer in your possession anymore.
When a licensed salvage auto buyer purchases you junk vehicle they will then fill out a register and turn your title into the state of Texas. The state of Texas the marks your title as sold for salvage. /this protects you against any liabilities that may come up from your vehicle.
A Texas Licensed Salvage dealer has to remove all registration, stickers and plates, then distroy them. This is for your protection.
Let me give you a scenario. You call up a company out of your local paper or off of a sign, this bandit junk buyer comes out and buys your junk car. The bandit junk buyer then repairs a few things on your vehicle and sales it to the guy down the street, then that guy sales it to another guy, never transferring the title.
Well you have a car running around in your name that you are responsible for. Let’s say the last guy that bought the car is a bad character and goes out drinking and driving. He hits a family in your old vehicle and hurts someone or even flees the scene. Well that vehicle is in your name you are held liable for it.
By using a State licensed Auto Dealer you protect yourself against this. If you are in doubt ask the buyer to show you his license. If he doesn’t have, which you have to carry it on you, you can call Texas Department of Transportation, (TXDOT) to verify that they are valid.
Even if you do not sell us your vehicle please make sure you sell it to a Texas Licensed Salvage Dealer. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to call us at 713-592-2576