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How much does a mobile car wash cost in London?

At a glance

The short answer: a proper inside-and-out mobile car wash in London typically costs between £50 and £80. At Yikes the Essential Inside and Out is £61 (£49 for members), the Deluxe is £71 (£56 members), a Full Interior Detail is £130 (£104 members) and a 2 year Ceramic Coating is £270 (£216 members). Every Yikes price is fixed and shown before you pay, and the £18 a year Members Club takes 20 percent off every wash.

What you are actually paying for

A mobile wash price folds three things into one number: the clean itself, the journey to you, and the convenience of never moving your car. That last part is the one Londoners underprice: a trip to a car wash costs the ticket plus fuel, queueing time and, on permit streets, a parking space you may not get back.

At Yikes the journey is a cargo e-bike ride, zero emissions, and the clean is a careful hand wash using about a quarter of the water of a typical mobile wash. The price you see in the booking flow is the price you pay: no doorstep extras, no surprise surcharges.

The London price landscape

Jet-wash bays run a few pounds but you do the labour. Hand car wash arches typically charge less per wash than mobile services for an exterior-plus-quick-interior job, with the well-known trade-offs: queues, variable quality, and your time. Mobile van valeters quote anywhere from around £40 to well over £100 depending on the service level, and quotes often move once they see the car.

Fixed pricing is the honest correction to that: Yikes quotes by service and vehicle size before you book, so a £61 Essential is £61 whether your car is filthy or nearly clean.

How to pay less per wash

Three levers. First, membership: £18 a year for 20 percent off every wash means the Essential drops from £61 to £49, and the membership pays for itself within two washes. Second, bundles: prepaid packs in the booking flow cut the per-wash price. Third, regularity: a car washed monthly needs the cheaper services, while a car washed yearly needs the expensive ones.

The full menu with live prices for your vehicle size is on the mobile car wash London page and in the booking flow.

Quick answers

Good to know

What is the cheapest way to get a car washed in London?
A basic jet-wash bay is the cheapest ticket but you do the work and take the paint risk. For a done-for-you clean, hand car washes typically run cheaper than mobile services, but cost you the trip, the queue and often your parking space. Fixed-price mobile washing means the total you see is the total you pay.
How much does Yikes charge?
Essential Inside and Out £61 (£49 for members), Deluxe Inside and Out £71 (£56 members), Full Interior Detail £130 (£104 members), Ceramic Coating 2 year £270 (£216 members). Prices vary slightly by vehicle size and are fixed before you pay.
Why do mobile washes cost more than a hand car wash arch?
You are paying for the journey and the convenience: the service comes to you, so the price includes what the arch never charges you for, your time, your fuel and your parking space.
Does vehicle size change the price?
Slightly, yes, almost everywhere in the market. Yikes shows the exact price for your vehicle size before you confirm, so there is no doorstep renegotiation.
Is a membership worth it?
If you wash more than a few times a year, usually yes. The Yikes Members Club is £18 a year for 20 percent off every wash, a free spray wax each visit and one free Essential wash per year, so it pays for itself within the first two bookings.

See mobile car wash prices.

Fixed prices, shown before you pay. We ride to you across London, Cardiff and Southampton.

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