“UK government unwilling to crack down on illegal car washes”
Great Britain The Car Wash Association (CWA) has reacted after recent disturbing data by the Home Office on labor exploitation surfaced. “It is disappointing that even in the face of blatant violations of the law, the Government...Read more
Self-Service on the rise in the UK
Great Britain More and more self-service car washes are opening for business in the UK, while hand car washing seems to be on the way out. Smart Auto Spa saw how labor shortage disrupted the business. This...Read more
IMO partners with EV charging company
Great Britain IMO is partnering with charging network Be.EV. The first four IMO car washes to go live with chargers are situated in the United Kingdom. Read more
Man banned from car wash after drunk drive through
UKA man in the UK has been banned from driving for more than two years after taking his vehicle through a car wash while drunk. That ban “includes car washes”, the judge specifically added.Read more
Disturbing data from Safe Car Wash App
UKModern slavery is real, the latest data from the BritishSafe Car Wash App proves. Almost 300 reports were submitted in the first half of 2023. 92 reports scored over the threshold of concern for modern...Read more
Car wash kidnapping video gets more than a million views
A British car wash employee got the scare of a lifetime last month, when he opened the trunk of a client while washing his car. A roped man, wearing only his underwear and a gag...Read more
Wash-Now brings the Accutrac Touchless System to the UK
In a remarkable transatlantic partnership, a British carwash entrepreneur is set to open a new American robotic touchless car wash in Shrewsbury next Wednesday. The concept is called Wash-Now and the machines are supplied by...Read more
British car wash misused Covid support money
A British entrepreneur has been banned from running a car wash business for the next 10 years, after falsely claiming government-backed Covid support money. The Suffolk director exaggerated the turnover of his Hertfordshire-based business by...Read more
Ipswich car wash provides safe space
After a few recent news items where hand car washes in the United Kingdom stood in a negative light, here’s some news that will cheer you up. The city Council of Ipswich has asked a...Read more
British anti-slavery organisations join forces
Sixteen anti-slavery organisations in the United Kingdom have joined forces. Modern slavery is an issue in some hand car washes. The news became known last Tuesday, which happens to be Anti-Slavery Day.Read more
‘The Harrods of cars’
They call themselves ‘the Harrods of cars’. Bradford based Roman Detailing cleans and details the cars of the super rich. Their Instagram is filled with shiny Ferrari’s, Bugatti’s and Lamborghini’s. But why don’t they have...Read more
British Car Wash Association urges members amid drought
Great Britain has joined the many European countries that suffer from an extreme drought this summer. Wednesday, the CWA urged car washes to minimize water consumption.Read more
Car wash owner jailed after smuggle plans
A car wash owner who plotted to smuggle Albanian migrants to the United Kingdom in lorries, has been jailed.Read more
The current challenges of UK’s car wash leader Wilcomatic
Wilcomatic is washing more than 8 million vehicles every year on around 2000 locations. They either own the car wash or have installed them for clients. Recently, Otto Christ AG presented the British company with...Read more
13-year-old Tyler runs a thriving car wash business
A 13-year-old boy from Great Britain is “extremely happy” with how it’s going with his new car washing and valeting business. He started his company about a month ago in the small town of Mepal,...Read more