Cash for junk cars in Joliet, picked up

Joliet is big: the third most populous city in Illinois, the county seat of Will County, and spread across a lot of ground on both sides of I-55 and I-80. That size is the one thing that makes a Joliet pickup different from a pickup in a small suburb. The tow truck needs a precise address. Give us that, and Junk Car Pickup Chicagoland Easy handles the rest.

Help the tow truck find your car

Joliet grew up along the Des Plaines River, and its downtown sits in the river valley. From there it spreads out in every direction, which is why a street name alone isn’t always enough. When we call about your offer, tell us:

• The full address where the car sits, not a mailing address.
• Your subdivision’s name, if you’re in one. It’s often the quickest way to narrow it down.
• The nearest main road. Larkin Avenue, Jefferson Street, Plainfield Road, Black Road and Chicago Street all come up.
• Where on the property. Driveway, garage, side yard or street.

Downtown landmarks help too: the Rialto Square Theatre on Chicago Street, the old Joliet Prison on Collins Street, and the Joliet Transportation Center where the Metra Rock Island and Heritage Corridor lines end.

Trucks, vans and work vehicles

If the vehicle you’re done with is a pickup, a work van or an SUV, the process is the same, and so is the free tow. Our page on junk truck and van pickup covers clearing the bed and cab, plows and racks, and what to tell us so the offer holds.

Joliet’s rules on cars that can’t move

Joliet is a city, and Illinois lets a city declare an inoperable vehicle in public view a nuisance by ordinance, with removal possible 7 days after a written notice. We explain the state law in our guide to inoperable vehicle rules in the suburbs; the city’s own code has the local details.

From offer to pickup

Send the year, make, model and title status. We call with an offer. If you accept, we set a time, and same-day pickup is often possible. Take off the plates, empty the car, sign over the title (or hand over the papers we confirmed on the call) and get paid at pickup. Towing is free. This page is here because Joliet is part of our pickup area, and it’s meant to show what pickup looks like here.