Sell your car privately: the free kit
Selling privately usually gets you more than a trade-in, but it takes work. This kit does most of it: your asking price from real Canadian market data, a ready-to-post ad for each marketplace, the paperwork for your province and a free bill of sale.
Your car and price
Enter your car, its kilometres and your postal code. We ask the market for the private-sale price.
This is the asking price, not a firm offer. You can replace it below.
The ad
Tick what applies, then copy the version for each site. The text stays plain: no emojis, no ALL CAPS, no promises.
Maintenance, options, tires — anything that helps the buyer.
For example: I'm buying a bigger car.
This goes in the site's contact field, not in the ad text, to respect its rules.
Your asking price
Photos
Twelve shots are enough for an honest, complete listing.
Paperwork for your province
Pick your province for the seller checklist. The bill of sale opens with your car, your asking price and your kilometres.
Seller checklist
- Buy the Used Vehicle Information Package ($20) and hand it to the buyer.
- Sign the bill of sale with the buyer.
- Complete the Application for Transfer on the permit.
- Provide a safety standards certificate if you sell the car certified.
- Keep your plates and the plate portion of the permit.
Sell safely
A few simple rules that avoid almost every problem.
- Meet in a public place, in daylight.
- Take a photo of the buyer's licence before a test drive.
- Accept a bank draft only after you call the issuing bank at a number you look up yourself, or an Interac e-Transfer that has already arrived.
- Never hand over the car and the papers before the money is in your account.
Or skip the work
If selling it yourself does not appeal, compare your options.
Frequently asked questions
Who pays the sales tax on a private sale?
The buyer, when they register the car.
What price should I ask?
Start with step 1: we ask the market for your car's private-sale price, and you can adjust it.
Do I keep my plates when I sell my car?
It depends on the province. In Ontario the seller keeps the plates and the plate portion of the permit; in Nova Scotia the seller removes the plates. Check your province's page.
Province rules checked on October 6, 2026.