Car wash near me — we come to you, across the UK

Why look for a car wash near me at all when the wash can come to you? Valetly covers 765 areas in 99 major city regions across the UK, so instead of hunting for the closest forecourt you enter the address where the car is parked and pick a slot — around 60 seconds to book.

Prices are fixed from £75, and every valet is vetted and insured up to £1m.

Popular areas include London, Manchester, Glasgow and Cardiff, and if you want the deepest finish there is mobile car detailing at home.

A car wash near me usually means the nearest forecourt — with Valetly it means your own address. You enter the address where the car is already sitting — home, office, a client's car park — and a vetted self-employed valet travels there with their own equipment at the slot you picked.

So the honest answer to "where is the nearest clean?" is: your own parking space.

There is no forecourt to drive to, no queue behind six other cars, and no dead half-hour spent waiting in a waiting area. The car stays where it is and the work comes to it.

That is also why a the visit near you tends to beat a fixed site on real cost. The £10 you save on a cheap hand wash disappears the moment you add the drive, the queue and the drive back.

Valetly prices start at £75 and run to £269 for the most detailed appointment, banded by vehicle size, and the full price is shown before you pay. No travel surcharge for coming to you.

For the packages, coverage and pricing in detail, see our full appointment service.

Search results for appointments near me are a mix of three things: a hand wash bay on a petrol station forecourt, an automatic appointment near me with rolling brushes, and self-service jet-wash bays. All three need you to drive the car somewhere and wait.

A mobile valet is the fourth option, and the only one where the car never moves. Reframed against the others:

• Automatic wash — fastest, cheapest, hardest on paintwork, and nobody touches the cabin.
• Forecourt hand wash — better finish than a machine, but the queue and the round trip are yours to absorb.
• Self-service bay — cheapest of all, if you are willing to do the work yourself in the rain.
• Valetly — a vetted valeter at your address in a slot you choose, fixed price, photos of the finished car.

Where near me car washing wins on price per minute of your own time, that is the comparison worth making, not the distance in miles.

1. Enter your postcode — availability is checked against the exact address, not a rough radius.
2. Pick the vehicle — make, model and size band, because a large SUV takes longer than a hatchback and that is reflected in the price.
3. Choose the service — from a 30-minute exterior wash to a 210-minute detail.
4. Choose the slot — pick a date and time that suits the day, not the opening hours of a forecourt.
5. Book and track — once a nearby valet accepts the job you can follow their progress in the app, message them directly, and receive photos of the finished car.

If you would rather see the full list of neighbourhoods and commuter towns first, the coverage page lists every area we currently reach.

Every Valetly appointment is a fixed package with a published price and duration, so nothing is decided on your driveway:

• The Express Shine — exterior only, 30 minutes. Best for a quick reset between deeper cleans. See exterior the appointment.
• The Essential Valet — inside and out, 60 minutes. The everyday choice. See mini appointment.
• The Interior Revival — cabin-focused, 75 minutes. For school runs, dogs and takeaway coffee. See interior car cleaning.
• The Showroom Valet — full inside-and-out valet, 150 minutes. See full appointment.
• The Concours Detail — the flagship appointment, 210 minutes. See mobile car detailing.

If you only want the outside done quickly, a hand clean style exterior appointment is the shortest slot. If you want the cabin treated as well, that is a appointment rather than a wash.

The difference is explained on the mobile vs hand wash page.

Valetly operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Enter the address where the car is parked to see live availability, then choose the slot that suits you.

In the major city regions same-day slots are common; in smaller towns the next available slot may be the following day.

There is no forecourt to find closed and no queue to join. The slot is confirmed before you pay, and if plans change you can cancel free of charge up to 1 hour before the appointment.

The full rules are on the cancellation policy page.

Driveways are the simplest case. Allocated bays, residential estates, permit streets and gated developments all work as well, provided the car is parked legally and there is room to walk around it safely.

For underground or private car parks, check the building allows on-site cleaning and put the practical details in the booking notes. Barrier code, level, bay number or a concierge name.

If the valet cannot reach the car at the appointment time they cannot start, so it is worth confirming access before booking.

"Near me" only matters if you trust whoever arrives. Every valet on the platform goes through the same process: account, photo ID, business details and proof of insurance, all reviewed before they can receive a single job offer.

Only approved valets are shown work.

Before the appointment you see the valet's name and profile, you can message them in the app, and the finished car is documented with photos. If something is not right, flag it and we put it right with the valet.

The whole process is set out on how we vet valets.

Coverage runs across 765 areas in 99 major city regions throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Frequently booked areas include London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast.

Weighing up a bay or a tunnel instead? See the self service wash alternative.

If you want the car cleaned while you are at your desk, see clean while you work and office clean. For a block of flats or several vehicles at one address, see residential wash and fleet wash.

Ready when you are — book a appointment near you.