Selling a car to Cochrane Car Buyers is genuinely simple. You tell us about it, we give you a firm offer, and we turn up with a tow truck and your money.
You'll need photo ID and a signed bill of sale, which we prepare. Alberta doesn't issue vehicle titles, so there's no title to go hunting for.
- A safety inspection or an out-of-province inspection. The car isn't going back on the road.
- A mechanic's report or a diagnosis.
- Current registration. Expired is fine.
- A clean car. Honestly, don't bother.
- A title. There's no such document in Alberta.
What you don't need
Don't stress about getting the car roadworthy, cleaning it, or digging up documents that don't exist in Alberta. We just need the legal basics to transfer ownership.
If you have lost your registration, it's not a dealbreaker since the registration isn't the ownership document anyway. Give us a call and we'll tell you if you need to make a trip to the registry or not.
Before we arrive
- Empty the car out. Glovebox, center console, under the seats, the boot, the spare wheel well and the visor. Once it's gone, it's gone.
- Take your plate off. In Alberta the plate belongs to you, not the car. A buyer never takes it. Keep it, and you can move it onto another vehicle you own at any registry office.
- Have your ID handy, and the registration if you've got it.
- Sort your insurance out afterwards, not before. Wait until the car has physically left.
Towing and where we'll come
Towing is always free, and it never comes off your offer. We cover Cochrane and everywhere within 45 km, which takes in Airdrie, Bragg Creek, Springbank, Bearspaw, Crossfield and northwest Calgary.
We can collect from your driveway, your garage, the street, a condo or apartment stall, a repair shop that's finished with the car, a body shop, an impound lot where you've authorized release, or an acreage where it hasn't moved in years.
If the car won't roll, tell us when you book. Seized brakes, missing wheels or no steering just means we bring a flatbed instead of a conventional tow truck.
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Getting paid
You get paid before the car is loaded, not afterwards, and never by check later on.
Cash counted out in front of you, or an Interac e-transfer sent and confirmed on your phone. Your choice. Nothing comes off the agreed number: no towing fee, no admin fee, no environmental fee.
Payment Options
Paid before the car goes on the truck. No hidden fees, no deductions.
What it costs you
Nothing. Not for the quote, the visit, the tow or the paperwork.
Questions people ask us
Most pickups in town happen the same day, usually within two to four hours of you accepting the offer, because we're based in Cochrane rather than driving out from Calgary.
Yes. We work around your schedule rather than the other way round, and it's one of the main reasons people pick us over a Calgary company with fixed weekday hours.
Yes, or somebody you've authorized, with the registration, ID and the ability to accept payment.
No. Not for the quote, the visit, the tow or the paperwork.
That's completely fine, right up until we load the car. There's no obligation and no cancellation fee.
Usually 15 to 30 minutes, and most of that is paperwork. If you've a question before booking, our contact details are here. View contact page →