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Hobart, Tasmania · Free pickup · Same-day payment
Sell My Car Hobart — Instant Offer, Same-Day Payment
Selling a car in Hobart means fishing in one of the smallest buyer pools in the country — and mainland buyers won't come to you. Instant Cash Cars gives you a free online valuation, a genuine instant offer and same-day payment, with free pickup from the CBD to the Huon Valley. Any make, any condition — even damaged, unregistered or with finance owing.
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Selling a car in Hobart
Tasmania's island geography works against private sellers: your realistic market is roughly half a million people statewide, and a Melbourne buyer has to factor in a Bass Strait crossing or hundreds of dollars in car freight before your car is worth their while, so interstate interest almost never converts. Tasmania also runs the oldest vehicle fleet in Australia — averaging around 13.5 years — so listings for older cars sit on Marketplace and Gumtree for weeks competing against dozens of similar vehicles. Dealers in Hobart know sellers have few alternatives and trade-in offers reflect it. An instant sale sidesteps all of that: one valuation, one firm offer, money in your account and the car collected the same day.
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 Hobart
Free pickup from your home or workplace across the whole area:
- Hobart CBD
- Sandy Bay
- Glenorchy
- Clarence & the Eastern Shore
- Kingston & Kingborough
- Sorell & the South East
- Bridgewater & Brighton
- New Norfolk & the Derwent Valley
- Huonville & the Huon Valley
- Margate & Snug
Selling a car in Tasmania: what you need to know
- Tasmania has no roadworthy certificate requirement for private car sales — vehicles can legally be sold as-is, and it's the buyer's job to ensure the car is roadworthy.
- After selling, lodge a Notice of Disposal with Service Tasmania (online via the Motor Registry, by post or in person) promptly — it removes your name from the rego so you're not liable for the new owner's fines.
- The buyer must transfer the registration into their name within 14 days of purchase or penalties can apply.
- A vehicle that has been unregistered for more than three months needs an approved inspection before it can be re-registered in Tasmania — one reason unregistered cars are hard to sell privately.
- Tasmania has the oldest vehicle fleet in Australia, averaging about 13.5 years, so older cars face heavy competition in the local used market.
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 Hobart — your questions answered
Do I need a roadworthy certificate to sell my car in Hobart?
No. Tasmania doesn't require a roadworthy or safety inspection for private sales, regardless of the car's age. We buy cars as-is anyway, so there's nothing to inspect, repair or certify before you sell to us.
Can you buy my car if it's unregistered?
Yes. Unregistered cars are painful to sell privately in Tasmania because a vehicle unregistered for more than three months needs an inspection before it can go back on the road. We buy unregistered cars outright and collect them for free, so that becomes our problem, not yours.
What paperwork do I need to sell a car in Tasmania?
Just proof of ID and your registration details. Once the sale is done, lodge a Notice of Disposal with Service Tasmania — it can be done online in minutes — so you're no longer responsible for the vehicle. We walk you through it at pickup.
Why is it so hard to sell a car privately in Hobart?
Tasmania's buyer pool is tiny compared with mainland capitals, and interstate buyers rarely bite because getting a car across Bass Strait adds hundreds of dollars in ferry or freight costs. That means fewer enquiries, longer listing times and lowball offers. An instant sale skips the wait entirely.
Do you only cover Hobart, or all of Tasmania?
We service greater Hobart and southern Tasmania daily — from Glenorchy and the Eastern Shore down to Kingston, the Huon Valley and out to Sorell and New Norfolk — and we can arrange pickups statewide, including Launceston and the North West.
Can I sell my car in Hobart if it still has finance owing?
Yes. Tell us the payout figure when you get your valuation, and we settle the finance directly with your lender and pay you the balance the same day.
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