Author: Matt Osborn

St. Louis personal property tax on a car: when you need last year’s paid receipt or a waiver for plates, how to get one in the County, City, or St. Charles, and how the tax is figured.

Missouri temporary tags cost up to $5 plus a $9 processing fee and last 30 days. How to get one after a private or auction sale, extensions, and what SB 28 changes.

Is ADESA St. Louis or Manheim St. Louis open to the public? What each auction requires, sale days and gate hours, what a Missouri dealer license takes, and where the public can buy instead.

Used cars in St. Louis under $5,000 and $10,000: where to shop, what that budget buys (with real Minnesota auction data), and the Missouri tax, title, and inspection costs to plan for.

A Missouri salvage title cannot be registered. The steps, Form 551 exam, $25 and $8.50 fees, and paperwork to get a Prior Salvage title, plus Illinois rebuilt rules for Metro East buyers.

Missouri still requires safety inspections in 2026. Who is exempt, the $12 fee cap, what fails a car, windshield crack rules, and how the inspection fits a St. Louis title transfer.

Can you bid at Copart or IAA in St. Louis without a dealer license? Missouri and Illinois rules, Copart membership and storage fees, broker rules, and how to title a salvage car in Missouri.

How police and impound car auctions work in St. Louis: the city tow lot every Wednesday, retired police cars on Missouri surplus, repo sales, and the Form 4579 title steps.

How to gift a car in Missouri: write GIFT on the title, use Form 768, report it on Form 5049, and pay no sales tax. Fees, inspections, and Illinois rules.

How to title and register a car bought out of state in Missouri: Form 108, the ID/odometer inspection, the sales tax credit, fees, and the 30-day deadline.