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Seven steps, in the order you do them, with the form number for each.
Look for the Florida certificate of title and check that the name on it is yours. If there is a lender listed, the lien has to be satisfied before the car can be sold.
A car at least 10 model years old and worth under one thousand dollars can go to a salvage dealer or recycler on a derelict motor vehicle certificate (HSMV 82137). Otherwise apply for a duplicate title with HSMV 82101.
Year, make, model, mileage if the dash still shows it, the VIN from the dashboard or door jamb, what is wrong and what is missing.
Call a buyer, give those facts and ask what the offer includes. In Miami the number is (786) 284-6998. Agree on the amount and how you will be paid.
Take the license plate, the toll transponder, registration papers and everything in the trunk and glove box. Florida plates stay with the owner, not the car.
Show your driver license or ID, sign the title over or complete the derelict certificate with the buyer, and get paid before the car goes on the truck.
Send form HSMV 82050, the Notice of Sale, to the state so the record shows the car left your hands. Then cancel the insurance.
The buyer reports it to the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System. A car taken on a derelict certificate is held for 3 full business days, then dismantled for parts and crushed for scrap metal. Its title is cancelled and it cannot be registered again.
Someone who can sign has to be there, because the buyer must check a driver license or ID and get the title or certificate signed. If you cannot be present, a power of attorney (HSMV 82053) lets another person sign for you.
One call. An offer or a truck.
Call (786) 284-6998