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Before the tow: junk car removal guides

Four short guides from Cars Junk Man for the questions that stop people booking a junk car pickup in Chicago: whether removal is free, what to take out of the car, the city's abandoned-car rules, and what happens when there are no keys or the tires are flat.

  1. Is junk car removal free?How towing gets paid for inside a junk car offer, where a fee can hide, and five questions to ask before you accept.
  2. What to take out of your car before it's junkedThe checklist for the glovebox, trunk, plates, toll transponder and Chicago city sticker, and the parts to leave on.
  3. Abandoned and dead cars in Chicago, the rulesThe City of Chicago's four abandoned-vehicle criteria, what happens after a city tow, and your options if the dead car is yours.
  4. Junking a car with no keys, flat tires or no way outWhat changes on the truck when the car has no keys, won't roll, is stuck in park or is boxed in, and what to tell us up front.

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