Devastated Dutch car wash reopens its doors
The NetherlandsAfter being closed for almost three months, TheCarwash in the Dutch city of Oss hopes to reopen its doors just before Christmas. The car wash sustained major damage when a driver lost control of his...Read moreSpeeding car wrecks havoc in Dutch car wash tunnel
The NetherlandsThe owner of a Dutch car wash got the scare of his life last week when a customer literally raced through his tunnel car wash, causing much damage. Luckily no one got injured. The security...Read more
Car wash employee crashes Lamborghini
singaporeThe police in Singapore arrested a 23-year-old car wash employee after he crashed a customer’s Lamborghini. In the process he also damaged four other vehicles and injured an elderly man, we learn from news site...Read more
“I almost died in the carwash”
SAFETYWhen Beau Stottlemyer recently drove his big truck through a tunnel car wash in Colorado, a loud bang suddenly sounded. Seconds later, his windshield was shattered. “New fear unlocked”, is the most used comment on...Read more
Rolls Royce gets torn apart at a car wash
USAChilling images from an American car wash where a Rolls Royce Cullinan came in for a cleaning but left heavily damaged.Read more
German car club advises against underbody washing
The underbody wash is traditionally part of good car care for many drivers. It is intended to prevent corrosion and damage to the underbody of the vehicle. But now, the influential German automobile association ADAC...Read more
German BMW-driver trapped under brush roll
A 53-year-old man in a SUV recently got stuck under a German roof roller in a German car wash. The accident happened in the city of Dresden. After an hour and with the help of...Read more
How Mr. Wash handles customer complaints
A customer of Mr. Wash recently complained about what he saw as an unsatisfactory solution of alledged damage endured in the car wash. This prompted us to ask Germany’s largest car wash chain how the...Read more
Freak accident in Pennsylvania car wash
A car wash in Colmar had to put up the ‘temporarily closed’-sign this week after a freak accident, in which a car ended sideways in the tunnel. The driver was brought to the hospital with...Read more
Winter on the retreat, long lines expected
After two weeks of snow and ice in large parts of Europe, winter is suddenly retreating. Long lines in front of the local car wash will be common this week. Car owners should hurry, since...Read more
Car wash badly damaged after vehicle caught fire
Quick action by employees at a car wash in California saved the life of a person who was in a vehicle that caught fire. The Flying Ace Express Car Wash car wash in Riverside will...Read moreHow to handle damage in a car wash?
In Glasgow, a vehicle recently got stuck in a rollover car wash for nine days. The driver had to escape from a rear door and his Honda CR-V got pretty beaten up. All this time,...Read more
Lot of damage in Boston car wash after attempted theft
Anyone who has information about the motorcyclist who tried to break into the money boxes of two car washes near Boston, will probably enjoy free car washes for years.Read more
Arizona car wash loses roof during ‘mini-tornado’
The American Speedwash in Mesa, Arizona had some scary moments last week, when a mini tornado ripped off one of their huge canopies and flipped it upside down. Luckily no one got hurt and little...Read more
Car wash runs out of fluid after ‘tar disaster’
A British car wash near Preston recently had a field day after a nearby road was resurfaced. Many car owners saw their car covered in black tar and drove straight to a nearby rollover.Read more
Drunk driver destroys Sydney car wash
Employees of the Rainbow Car Wash in Sydney got the scare of their lives last week when, seemingly out of nowhere, a passenger car strayed from the main road and drove into the facade of...Read more
Tesla banned from German car wash
Tesla owners in the German district of Oldenburg might have to turn to the old bucket and sponge. Several Raiffeisen gas stations with a car wash switched on the red light for cars of the...Read more
How to overcome the fear of frozen car doors?
Many motorists avoid the car wash during frosty periods in fear that their vehicle’s doors and locks will be frozen solid the next morning. How can car wash operators debunk this myth?Read more