A car is considered inoperable when it cannot be driven onto a car carrier. So any vehicle that will not start or will not move once started is considered inoperable. An inoperable vehicle requires special equipment to get it onto the car carrier.
To ship an inoperable vehicle, it must have four wheels, roll and steer. When getting quotes, be sure you to inform your car shipping company that your vehicle is inoperable. The reason is that they need to send a truck that has the necessary equipment, such as a winch, for loading inoperable vehicles.
The additional work and equipment required to get an inoperable vehicle onto the car carrier typically causes the cost of shipping to be higher than shipping a running vehicle. So, if you are planning to fix your car, it can make sense to get it running before shipping it.
To get a quote for shipping an inoperable vehicle, you can see a list of companies that specialize in shipping inoperable vehicles.
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