The city has made one change to its auction parameters. Only vehicles 10 years and under will be auctioned. Those over 10 years old will be sold as scrap. In the past, cars as old as 15 and 20 years were routinely offered for auction, earning only marginal returns, according to DPW officials.
The auctions will take place twice a month, on the first and third Tuesdays. You’ll need to trek out to the Blue Plains Storage and Auction Facility off the Anacostia Freeway out toward the Woodrow Wilson Bridge. Gates open at 7 a.m. and the auction begins an hour later.
