Sell your car fast – safely, even under time pressure

With us, it usually takes 24 to 48 hours from the offer to the handover. How quickly the offer arrives is partly up to you: the more complete your details and photos, the fewer follow-up questions there are. We can’t promise a fixed deadline in hours, because the appointment also has to suit you. If you list the car privately, you can’t plan how long it will take, because that depends on demand for exactly this car.

Not because of the hurry itself, but because of the route it suggests. A private buyer often pays more than a dealer or car buyer, but you can’t find one to order. Anyone who buys on their own account factors in reconditioning, risk and margin. Our offer is based on your details and photos and still stands at the handover if they are accurate. Get it early: as long as there are days left, you can compare it with a listing or a trade-in offer.

For the offer, the details in the form, photos of your car and a photo of the vehicle registration document are enough. For the handover, you then need the original vehicle registration document, all the keys and the service booklet, if you have one. Without the previous vehicle registration document, no buyer can register the car in their name. If you can’t find it, first order a duplicate from the road traffic office of your canton, because it can take days to reach you.

Yes, but not on your own. With a leased car, the leasing company is the owner; the vehicle registration document therefore usually contains Code 178, and the car can only be transferred with the company’s consent. Ask for the settlement amount right away so that you have it when the offer comes; more on this on the page Sell a leased car. An inherited car belongs to all the heirs jointly, and they can only sell it together. According to the TCS, the road traffic office requires, among other things, a death certificate and a certificate of inheritance for the transfer. The guide Selling an inherited car explains what to clarify first.

No. A fresh MFK is not a requirement for the sale; it mainly makes the car more attractive to private buyers. You still shouldn’t ignore the notice: if you don’t comply with it without sufficient reason, your vehicle registration document is withdrawn (Art. 106 VZV). Sell the car before the appointment or ask your road traffic office whether it can be postponed. We also buy cars without a valid MFK; the guide Selling a car without MFK explains what applies.

Count back from your departure date. Request the offer as soon as your date is fixed and tell us until when you still need the car; we then agree together on when you hand it over. The money arrives in your Swiss account at the handover, and we take care of the deregistration at the road traffic office. Afterwards, report the sale to your insurer. If you take the car with you instead, you clarify import and registration with the authorities of your new country.