Why a dead car can’t wait on a Maywood curb
Maywood is strict about where a broken car can sit. Every street in the village is closed to parking from 2 to 5 a.m., and some, including First Avenue, Fifth Avenue, Madison, Washington Boulevard and Roosevelt Road, allow no overnight parking at all. A car that won’t turn over can’t be moved for the night, so it starts collecting tickets almost at once.
There’s a second problem. The village code treats an inoperable vehicle on a street or alley as a violation in itself, whatever the hour, and code enforcement calls abandoned or inoperative cars a public nuisance. Overnight permits don’t help either, because the village won’t issue one to a single-family home that has a driveway, garage or alley access.
The notice-to-tow clock under section 99.03
If the village spots the car first, you’ll get a written notice and an intent-to-tow sticker on the car. The tow can follow 5 days after the notice is handed to you, or 7 days after it is mailed. Selling the car before then means the village never has to hook it.
That’s where we come in. Give us the year, make and model, describe what’s wrong, and say where it’s parked. Once you accept the offer, we send a truck and tow it at no charge, and we pay you at pickup.
Getting the truck to your house
About 62% of Maywood homes are detached single-family houses, and roughly one in eight units sits in a two-flat, according to recent Census figures. That mix matters on pickup day. A car in a detached garage off the alley is an easy hook; one wedged behind a second car on a shared pad needs the other car moved first. Tell us the layout when you call and the driver arrives ready.
Paperwork is the other half of the visit. If the title is lost, tell us which papers you still have, such as an old registration with the VIN or a past insurance card. Illinois rules set what can and can’t support a scrap sale, and we confirm what fits your car before anyone drives out. Our guide on selling a junk car without a title in Illinois explains the options.
Pickups next door to Maywood
The same crew covers the villages that share Maywood’s borders. We regularly head north into Melrose Park, west into Bellwood, and south toward Broadview. For everywhere else we tow from, see our full list of Chicago-area service towns.
Selling a car in Maywood: common questions
Can a car that won't start stay parked on my Maywood street until pickup?
Not legally. Section 72.36 of the village code bars inoperable vehicles from streets, alleys and the public right-of-way, and the 2 to 5 a.m. ban applies every night anyway. Push it onto your driveway or into the garage if you can, then call us; same-day pickup is often possible.
Maywood stuck an intent-to-tow sticker on my car. Can I still sell it?
Yes, as long as the village has not towed it yet. Section 99.03 allows the tow 5 days after a notice is handed to you or 7 days after it is mailed. Call us with the notice date and we will try to schedule the pickup before that window closes.
I rent in a Maywood two-flat with no garage. Can you still get the car?
Usually, yes. Tell us where the car sits: a rear parking pad, a shared lot or the street out front. Our driver needs a clear path for the tow truck, and the owner, or someone the owner sends with the papers, should be there at pickup.