HOW TO SELL A USED CAR IN ONTARIO

To legally sell a car in Ontario, you must follow a few simple, but careful steps.

• Prepare the vehicle for sale by removing personal belongings
• Clean the vehicle inside and out. You may do this yourself, or find a local auto detailer and get it done professionally
• Obtain a Used Vehicle Information Package (UVIP)
• Take some good quality photographs of your vehicle in daylight. Make sure to get a good clear angle of all sides of the car, interior, tires, engine and trunk compartments.
• Create online listings on websites like Auto Trader & Kijiji Autos

At this time, you will begin to receive inquiries about your vehicle and accept visitors to come to your home and look at the vehicle.

Alternatively, if your vehicle is older, you may want to consider selling the car for parts or to a Scrap Yard.

To sell your car privately, you will need to provide the seller with: 

• Signed vehicle portion of the ownership.
• Used Vehicle Information Package (UVIP).
• Bill of Sale

It is also advisable that you visit Service Ontario during business hours and transfer the ownership into the new owner's name.

You can sell the car privately as-in in Ontario to anyone looking to purchase your vehicle. You are no obligated to provide a safety certificate for the vehicle to be sold as-is.

You can get the most money for your car by following these steps:

• Make sure your vehicle is clean and presentable
• Fix any body damage and/or rust
• Provide all repair bills and service records
• List your vehicle for sale on many resources
• Be fair and firm with pricing

Yes. If you are registering a vehicle that has been privately purchased, a UVIP (Used Vehicle Information Package) is required to be purchased at Service Ontario before the vehicle can be registered. You can purchase the UVIP online here

Alternatively, you must provide the UVIP as a seller of a vehicle.

UVIP is not required to scrap your vehicle unless the scrap yard asks for it. This is usually for newer vehicles.

You most certainly can. If you have good rims and tires that you'd like to keep for another vehicle or for a friend, you can always scrap a car without wheels. Reputable scrap yards offer flatbed towing services so that your vehicle can be transported without wheels. It's that simple. Just ask for a flatbed tow truck.

A scrap vehicle in Ontario can be worth anywhere from $100 and up to $10,000 depending on what can be salvaged and re-used from that particular vehicle. Some vehicles are purchased strictly for their bulk weight per tonne at current market rates, and others will get assessed based on parts resale value.

To scrap a car in Ontario, the owner of the vehicle must present the scrap yard with the original vehicle ownership document. At the same time, it is recommended that a Bill of Sale is produced by the Scrap Yard for the seller's record.

It is advisable that you remove the following items from your car before scrapping it:

• Aftermarket Navigation Systems
• 407 Transponder
• Garage Opener
• Cell Phone Holder
• Phone chargers
• Household Garbage
• Loose Change

There may be other items which we haven't covered, but this gives you a good idea to remove these items before scrapping your car.

To dispose of old license plates in Ontario, you have several options:

1. Return the license plates to Service Ontario. If the validation stickers are still valid, you will get a credit for future use.
2. Keep your plates to use on a different or newly purchased vehicle. Be sure not loose the original Permit Portion (Plate portion) of the vehicle ownership which you must keep when you sell or scrap your car.

You can expect to get anywhere from $100 and up to $10,000 for scrapping your car in Ontario. The payout will depend of the vehicle condition and value.

You can get rid of a car in Toronto by calling Auto Heaven Toronto at 416-256-4843. Your vehicle will be towed same-day and you will get cash for your car.