Staff Reports
Continuing updates on the global car wash industry:
Who has the cleanest cars in the United Kingdom?
According to the new “Britain’s Cleanest Cars Index” by CarFinance247, Newcastle tops the chart as the UK city where drivers take the most pride in their vehicle’s cleanliness, scoring high across car wash searches, facility availability, and low pollution levels.
Using a combination of public data on pollution, rainfall, water hardness and online search results, CarFinance247’s index ranks cities on a scale out of 500 to find the cleanest car spots.
Newcastle led the way with a score of 368. It was followed by Edinburgh (353) and Glasgow (349). Coming in last was Southampton (116), which had the worst pollution levels in the index.
Northwich car wash at risk after refusal of planning permission
MSP Car Customs Ltd applied for planning permission a year ago from Cheshire West and Chester Council. However, its Middlewich Road car wash in Rudheath – a village in Chesire, England – opened before the council’s decision.
A recent decision by the council has retroactively denied the car wash a permit, which in effect means it should close. Among the reasons for the retrospective refusal were disturbance to residents – due to noise from almost constant car washing – and the disruption to road users due to build-up of traffic.
MSP Car Customs Ltd has six months in which to appeal against the ruling to the Planning Inspectorate.
