Car Washing.

the community block where i live was built in such a way that rain water etc drains across the pavement and road.

ray-pc wrote:the community block where i live was built in such a way that rain water etc drains across the pavement and road.

Yes, ours too.

Thanks to everyone for their input.

The car washes recycle the water used by law , you splashing around in the road it gets lost . There is already a water shortage in this area and it said to be getting worse with controls to be introduced in the near future if we don't get some more rain soon ..!!

Don't be so tight , use the commercial bay [ twice a long than the car bays ..!!] at the tyre shop in Rojales , if I,m swift I can wash a long w/base high top van for 2 euro ...!!

How about polishing my car on the street, theoretically still cleaning it ! I usually spray it at the garage then drive home and polish it....?

Noel on Keys wrote:How about polishing my car on the street, theoretically still cleaning it ! I usually spray it at the garage then drive home and polish it....?

Why would that be a problem?
It's more to do with the waste of water and the detergent or shampoo getting into the drains.
A full jet wash at a garage will cost about 2 euro and an auto car wash with shampoo is 4 or 5 euro. At least all that water is recycled and the detergent doesn't get into the drainage system.
Unlike UK where you have a hosepipe ban if it doesn't rain for three days, I don't recall a hosepipe ban here since the late nineties when we didn't have much rain for 4 years.
Even then people were still watering their gardens.

What a waste of valueable water, pouring it down a drain, what se wrong with a mop and bucket,rather than hosing gallones of water down the drain? Water Is a valué able comodityit should be used sparingly.

marcliff wrote:

Noel on Keys wrote:How about polishing my car on the street, theoretically still cleaning it ! I usually spray it at the garage then drive home and polish it....?

Why would that be a problem?
It's more to do with the waste of water and the detergent or shampoo getting into the drains.
A full jet wash at a garage will cost about 2 euro and an auto car wash with shampoo is 4 or 5 euro. At least all that water is recycled and the detergent doesn't get into the drainage system.
Unlike UK where you have a hosepipe ban if it doesn't rain for three days, I don't recall a hosepipe ban here since the late nineties when we didn't have much rain for 4 years.
Even then people were still watering their gardens.

Why would it be a problem ? Well simple really. we live in Spain..you know !.. with it’s strange laws waiting to surprise us......thanks for your input though....your welcome...