Selling your car in Alberta, start to finish
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Selling Your Car
The basics of selling a car: your options, the steps, and how to stay safe.
How to Sell Your Car in Alberta
The whole process, start to finish.
Read guideTrade In or Sell Outright: Which Pays More in Alberta
What each route really pays in Alberta, and where the dealer tax argument falls down here.
Read guideWhat to Expect When a Buyer Comes to See Your Car
Who turns up, what they check, and how long to set aside.
Read guideHow to Sell an SUV in Alberta
The Alberta rules are the same as for any car. The money is where an SUV is different.
Read guideHow to Sell a Truck in Alberta
What sets a truck's price here, and what not to spend money on first.
Read guideHow to Tell a Licensed Car Buyer From a Curber
What a curber is, and how to check a buyer's AMVIC licence in under a minute.
Read guidePayment & Paperwork
Get paid safely and get the paperwork right.
- How Bank Draft Payment Works When You Sell a Car in AlbertaYes, a bank draft is safe. What makes it safe, and what the hold afterwards means.
- The Paperwork You Need to Sell a Car in AlbertaExactly what to have ready, and what stops a sale at the registry counter.
- How to Sell a Car You Still Owe Money On in AlbertaYes, you can sell a financed car. Here is what has to happen first.
- How to Sell a Car Privately Without Getting ScammedThe scams that reach Alberta sellers, and the two decisions that stop them.
- How to Sell a Car When You Owe More Than It Is Worth in AlbertaYou can still sell it. Here is how to work out the gap, and what each way of closing it actually costs.
- How to Make Sure a Car You Sold Is No Longer in Your NameAlberta sets no deadline for the buyer to transfer. Here is what to do when they never go.
- What Happens to Your Licence Plate When You Sell Your CarIt belongs to you, not the car. Here is when it comes off.
- How to Sell a Car After the Owner Has Died in AlbertaThe signing question belongs to the estate, not to the car. Here is what to settle before you list it.
- How to Sell a Car That Failed Its Out of Province InspectionA failed inspection stops the plates. Here is what you can actually do about it.
- How to Sell a Car With an Expired Registration in AlbertaThe date on your registration and the name on it are two different problems. Only one of them stops the sale where it stands.
- How to Sell a Car With Two Names on the RegistrationBoth registered owners sign. Here is how to make that one appointment instead of two.
Vehicle Value
What your car is worth, and what moves that number.
- What Affects Your Car's Value in AlbertaWhat moves the number, what does not, and how to predict yours.
- Mileage, Condition, and TrimHow kilometres, wear, and trim change your price.
- How an Accident on Your Carfax Affects Your Car's ValueWhat a claim on the record actually costs you, in dollars.
- How Car Offers Are CalculatedHow we work out a fair offer.
- Why a Car Offer Can Change After the InspectionWhat gets checked, and what actually moves the number.
Areas We Serve
We come to you across Alberta, Saskatchewan and BC.
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