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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory · Free pickup · Same-day payment
Sell My Car Canberra — Instant Offer, Same-Day Payment
Selling a car in Canberra usually means weeks of Marketplace messages, no-show buyers from Queanbeyan, and haggling in a Bunnings car park. We do it differently: get a free online valuation in minutes, accept your instant offer, and we'll pick the car up anywhere in the ACT — often the same day, with payment in your account before we leave.
Price-Hold Guarantee The offer we quote is the price we pay if your car matches your description — walk away any time before payment.
- 60 secondsfree valuation, priced by live data
- As fast as 24 hoursfast, secure payment
- All conditionsfinance owing and damaged OK
- Australia-widefree pickup, every state
Selling a car in Canberra
Canberra's buyer pool is small, and it moves — public service postings, defence transfers and diplomatic rotations mean sellers are often up against a hard departure date, not a leisurely private-sale timeline. Add the ACT's roadworthy inspection requirement for transferring most cars six years or older, plus the cross-border wrinkle of NSW-registered cars sitting in Queanbeyan and Jerrabomberra, and a simple sale gets complicated fast. An instant sale removes all of it: we buy your car outright regardless of rego state, condition or finance owing, handle the paperwork, and pay you the same day. No inspections to arrange, no strangers at your door in Gungahlin, no waiting out a slow Canberra winter market.
Sell your car today in 3 steps
2. Free inspection & pickup
Accept your offer and we come to you — a quick 15-minute inspection and all paperwork sorted on the spot.
3. Get paid the same day
Money hits your bank by instant transfer before we drive away — we lodge the notice of disposal and rego transfer for you.
Where we buy cars in Canberra
Free pickup from your home or workplace across the whole area:
- Belconnen
- Gungahlin
- Inner North
- Inner South
- Woden Valley
- Weston Creek
- Molonglo Valley
- Tuggeranong
- Fyshwick
- Mitchell
- Queanbeyan (NSW)
- Jerrabomberra (NSW)
Selling a car in Australian Capital Territory: what you need to know
- In the ACT, registration transfers with the vehicle, and the buyer must transfer it into their name within 14 days of sale or a late fee of over $100 applies.
- Most ACT-registered vehicles six years or older (up to 4.5 tonnes) need a current roadworthy inspection before registration can be transferred to the new owner.
- As the seller, you must lodge a notice of disposal with Access Canberra — it can be done online if both you and the buyer hold ACT licences, otherwise in person or by mail.
- Motor vehicle duty on the transfer is payable by the buyer and in the ACT is calculated on the price or market value, with rates that vary by the vehicle's emissions performance rating.
- If you cancel your ACT registration instead of selling it with the car, you may be able to claim a refund for unused registration and Motor Accident Injuries (MAI) insurance.
We buy every car, in every condition
- Used cars
- Near-new & demo
- Finance owing
- Damaged & written-off
- Unregistered
- High kilometres
- Not running
- Utes & 4x4s
- SUVs & people movers
- EVs & hybrids
- Fleet & company cars
- Deceased estates
Every make and model sold in Australia — Toyota, Ford, Mazda, Hyundai, Kia, Mitsubishi, Holden, Nissan, Volkswagen, Tesla, BMW and Mercedes-Benz.
Selling a car in Canberra — your questions answered
Do I need a roadworthy inspection to sell my car in Canberra?
For a private sale of an ACT-registered vehicle six years or older, the car generally needs a roadworthy inspection before the buyer can transfer the rego. When you sell to us, you skip that entirely — we buy cars in any condition, roadworthy or not.
I'm being posted interstate or overseas — how fast can you buy my car?
Fast enough for a posting cycle. Get an instant online offer, and in most Canberra suburbs we can inspect, pick up and pay the same day, so the car is sorted before the removalists arrive.
My car is registered in NSW but I live in Queanbeyan — can you still buy it?
Yes. We buy NSW-registered cars across Queanbeyan, Jerrabomberra and the wider capital region just as easily as ACT-registered ones, and we handle the correct paperwork for whichever state the rego is in.
What paperwork do I need to sell a car in the ACT?
You'll need proof of identity and your registration certificate — the notice of disposal and transfer application are on the back of it. We complete the disposal notification with you on the spot, so nothing is left hanging with Access Canberra.
Can I sell a car in Canberra with finance still owing?
Yes. Tell us the payout figure from your lender, we settle the loan directly as part of the sale, and any balance above the payout is paid to you the same day.
Do you charge for pickup in Canberra?
No — pickup is free everywhere from Belconnen to Tuggeranong, including unregistered or non-running cars that can't legally be driven to a buyer.
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