If your car's registration has expired, been put on hold, or the car has been deregistered, you can still sell it. DEOL Car Solutions buys unregistered cars across Christchurch and Canterbury. We collect the car for free, so it never has to be driven on the road, and we pay you on collection.
Selling a car with expired rego is simple
You do not need to relicense the car first. Paying to put registration back on a car you are about to sell rarely makes sense, and when you sell to us there is no need. We price the car as it is, collect it, and pay you. The car is never driven on a public road, so the lapsed registration is not a problem for the sale.
Situations we buy from
- Rego expired because the car stopped being used
- Rego on hold while the car sat in the garage or the driveway
- Deregistered cars, including ones with the plates already handed in
- No WOF and no rego at the same time
- Project cars that were taken off the road and never put back on
A car that has been off the road for a while can still be worth buying, as long as it is complete.
What happens with the paperwork
Once we buy the vehicle, we complete the change of ownership with NZTA, so the car is recorded as ours and is no longer your responsibility. If the car has already been deregistered and the plates handed in, tell us when you ask for an offer, and we will explain what we need from you. For more detail, our guide to selling to a wrecker covers the NZTA side.
How the pickup works
Send the plate number through the quote form with a line about the car. If the plates have been handed in, the old plate number still identifies the car, so use that and add the make, model and year in the message. We call or text you with a cash offer, you choose a pickup time, and our driver collects within that window. In Christchurch that is often the same day or the next day. Pickup is free and you are paid on collection.
Questions about selling an unregistered car
Do I need to pay the overdue rego before selling? No. You do not need to relicense the car to sell it to us, because it is collected and never driven on the road.
The car has been deregistered. Can you still buy it? Yes. Deregistered cars are a normal part of what we buy.
I handed the plates in. What do I send you? The old plate number, which is on your registration papers, plus the make, model and year. That is enough for an offer.
Does it need a WOF as well? No. We buy cars with no WOF and no rego. See how we buy cars with no WOF.
Get an offer for your unregistered car
Send your plate number through the quote form. We will come back with a cash offer and a pickup time that suits you.