Junk cars in Chicago, towed free and paid for at pickup
Send the year, make and model. You get an offer that holds, a free tow, and payment before we leave.
Find out what we'll pay for your car
Two short steps, then we'll call within 15 minutes with an offer.
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- Free towing
- Offers don't expire
- Any car, any condition
- Paid at pickup: cash, Zelle or Cash App
Or call (708) 663-10106 a.m. to 9 p.m., every day
Who buys junk cars in Chicago and pays at pickup?
Cash For Junk Cars Chicago Smart Tow Inc buys junk, wrecked and scrap vehicles across Chicago, the Cook, DuPage and Will County suburbs and Northwest Indiana as far as Gary. You send the year, make and model, we make an offer that doesn't expire, and the truck tows the car free. You're paid when it's loaded: cash, Zelle, Cash App or another payment app.
- Free towing
- Nothing is taken off the offer to cover the tow.
- Paid at pickup
- Cash, Zelle, Cash App or another app, before the car leaves.
- Offers that hold
- Our offer has no expiry date. Book when it suits you.
- Several cars, one visit
- Two dead cars in the yard can go on the same trip.
What we buy
Any vehicle that's reached the end of the road, in any condition. If you're not sure your car counts as junk, what makes a car junk lays out the difference between junk, salvage and scrap.
Condition changes a few details on pickup day, not whether we'll take it; selling a scrap, wrecked or stripped car goes through each case.
One honest note: if your car runs well and is worth fixing, a private sale will usually do better for you. We're the call for the ones that aren't.
The vehicle
- Cars, from compacts to old sedans
- Pickup trucks
- Vans and minivans
- SUVs and crossovers
The condition
- Won't start, won't run, or runs badly
- Wrecked or crashed
- Flood damaged
- Burned
- Stripped, missing parts or rusted through
How a pickup works
Step 1: Tell us about the car
Use the form or call. Year, make, model and whether you have the title is enough to start.
Step 2: Get the offer
We call back with a number. It doesn't expire, so there's no rush to decide.
Step 3: Pick a pickup time
Same-day pickup is often possible. Home, repair shop, apartment or HOA lot: you clear the access, we bring the truck.
Step 4: Get paid at the curb
Hand over the papers and keys, take your payment, and watch it go on the flatbed. The tow is free.
Selling inside the city? How to junk a car in Chicago covers every step, from finding the title to taking the plates off.
Where the truck goes
We cover Chicago itself, the suburbs in Cook, DuPage and Will counties with Joliet and Aurora included, and Northwest Indiana from Hammond to Gary. The full list of towns, grouped by region, is on our pickup area page.
- Southwest suburbs: Oak Lawn out to Tinley Park.
- South suburbs: Harvey down to Sauk Village.
- West, DuPage and Will County: Cicero west to Naperville and south to Joliet.
- Northwest Indiana: across the state line at Hammond.
No title? It depends which side of the state line you're on
Illinois
Tell us what papers you have: the title, a registration, a bill of sale, an insurance card. Illinois rules decide which ones work for a scrap sale, and we confirm that on the call before a truck is booked.
Indiana
The sale needs the title or a BMV certificate of authority, whatever the car's age. For a car under 15 model years old, buying it with neither paper is a felony for the buyer, so we can't take one without them.
Both states are explained in more detail in what paperwork you need to junk a car, with links to the statutes.
Cash for junk cars, paid before the truck pulls away
Payment happens at pickup, not days later by mail. Take it in cash, or by Zelle, Cash App or another digital payment.
Our offer doesn't run out. If you need a week to clear out the trunk or track down the title, the number still stands when you call back to book.
The phones are on from 6 a.m. until 9 p.m., every day of the week, and on a lot of days the truck can come the same day you call.
Proof you can check for yourself
We'd rather you check us than take our word for it. Our Google Business Profile carries reviews from people who sold us their cars. Read our Google reviews
The photo at the top of this page is a real customer, holding the sign after his car went on the flatbed. Who we are and how a pickup goes is on the About page, and our junk car guides cover titles, yard scams and when a car is worth junking.
Before you sell: quick answers
How do I get paid when I sell my junk car?
At pickup, before the car leaves. You can take cash, or a Zelle, Cash App or other digital payment.
Does your offer expire?
No. The offer we give you holds with no time limit, so you can book the pickup when it suits you.
What happens when the truck arrives?
You hand over the title or other papers and the keys, you're paid, and the car is loaded and towed away at no charge to you.
Do you buy cars that won't start?
Yes. Non-running, wrecked, flooded, burned and stripped vehicles are all fine, and so are trucks, vans and SUVs.
Send us the car's details
Two minutes on the form, or one phone call. The offer holds as long as you need it to.
Questions first? Contact us.