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Sell Your Car in Bern

Free offer within 24 hours and a free inspection at your home – across the canton of Bern.

Bern

Sell Your Car in Bern

Working for the federal administration, an embassy or an international organisation in Bern – and need to sell your car? SellCar gives you a free offer within 24 hours and inspects your car at your home or office anywhere in the canton of Bern, from the city to Thun, Biel/Bienne and the Bernese Oberland.

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Why sell your car in Bern with SellCar

  • Free inspection and pick-up at your address in the canton of Bern
  • Everything in English – or in German or French, as Bern is a bilingual canton
  • Offer within 24 hours, free and without obligation
  • Cash on the spot or bank transfer
  • We buy every make and model, including damaged cars and cars without a valid MFK
How it works

Three steps to sell your car

1. Tell us about your car

A 2-minute online form. You receive a free offer within 24 hours.

2. Free inspection

At your home, your workplace or our Geneva office – about 20–30 minutes.

3. Get paid

Accept the final offer and get paid in cash on the spot or by bank transfer.

See the full process

Local information

Selling a car in Bern: what to know

As the federal capital, Bern has many people on fixed-term postings – diplomats, international civil servants and staff of federal offices. When a posting ends, the car often has to be sold within a few weeks. We give you an offer quickly and agree a handover date that fits your move.

The canton of Bern is officially bilingual: German in most of the canton, French in the Bernese Jura and both in Biel/Bienne. Private buyers usually expect to negotiate in German or French – with SellCar, you can do everything in English.

After the sale you keep your number plates. In the canton of Bern, you hand them in to the road traffic office (Strassenverkehrs- und Schifffahrtsamt, SVSA) or move them to your next car. Once the plates are handed in, your insurance and vehicle tax stop.

Areas we cover

  • Bern city
  • Köniz
  • Ostermundigen
  • Muri bei Bern
  • Ittigen
  • Worb
  • Münsingen
  • Thun
  • Biel/Bienne
  • Burgdorf
  • Langenthal
  • Interlaken

We also buy cars in Geneva, Lausanne, Zurich, Basel, Lugano, Zug, Fribourg, Neuchâtel and everywhere else in Switzerland. Read more about how to sell your car in Switzerland.

FAQ

Sell Your Car in Bern: common questions

Do you come to Thun, Biel/Bienne or the Bernese Oberland?

Yes. We inspect and pick up cars everywhere in the canton of Bern, free of charge. Tell us where the car is when you request your offer.

Where do I hand in my plates in Bern?

At the canton's road traffic office (SVSA). Check the SVSA website for the current options and opening hours before you go.

My posting in Bern is ending. When should I sell my car?

Request an offer 4–8 weeks before you leave. You can keep driving your car until shortly before your departure – we agree the handover date with you.