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Car wash - hand or automatic: average UK price
Car wash - hand or automatic (per service) cost £9.21 on average in September 2026 — ▲ 6.4% in a year. Pay much more than this and it is worth shopping around.
UK average, September 2026£9.21per service
Last month£9.052-yr range £8.25–£9.21
Average price, last 25 months
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How much does car wash - hand or automatic cost in the UK?
£9.21 for per service on average in September 2026 (ONS).
Has it gone up?
Up 6.4% from £8.66 in September 2025.
What exactly is measured?
The ONS average price for the CPI item "Car wash - hand or automatic" in the services group, standardised to per service.
Source: ONS Shopping prices comparison tool (Open Government Licence v3.0).