Hosepipe Ban? How to Wash Your Car Without Water

With hot, dry weather continuing across the country, millions of households are being asked to think more carefully about how they use water.

At the end of July, the Environment Agency officially declared half of England to be in drought, following exceptionally low rainfall and high temperatures across much of the country.

Seven areas were officially in drought, including East Anglia, London, the Thames Valley, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, Devon and Cornwall, the West Midlands and Wessex.

At the same time, seven water companies had introduced Temporary Use Bans — more commonly known as hosepipe bans — affecting around 23 million customers across England.

You can read the latest Government drought announcement here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/drought-declared-in-half-of-england

What does that mean for washing your car?

When water supplies are under pressure, washing the car can understandably fall quite a long way down the priority list.

And for households covered by a Temporary Use Ban, using a hosepipe to clean a private vehicle will generally be restricted, although exact rules and exemptions can vary between water companies.

But that doesn't mean your car has to spend the rest of the summer covered in dust, dirt and whatever the local birds decide to contribute.

There is another option — cleaning your car without water at all.

Meet Shelby Waterless Wash

Shelby Waterless Wash has become one of our customer favourites at Shop Unlimited, offering a simple way to clean your vehicle without reaching for the hose or filling buckets with water.

Instead, the specially formulated waterless cleaning solution is sprayed directly onto the vehicle and wiped away using a suitable microfibre cloth.

It's a particularly useful alternative during periods of drought and water restrictions, but the benefits go beyond saving water.

There's no hose to unravel, no buckets to fill and no need to make a trip to the local car wash. That makes waterless cleaning a practical option for people who want to keep their car looking its best at home — including those who don't have easy access to an outdoor water supply.

And when we're all being encouraged to reduce unnecessary water consumption, changing something as simple as the way we wash our cars can help.

A small change during an exceptionally dry summer

The Environment Agency has stressed that reducing water use can make a difference while reserves remain under pressure.

Nobody can solve a drought by changing the way they clean their car. But when millions of households make small changes to everyday habits, those savings begin to add up.

So, if your usual weekend car wash currently involves the hosepipe, several buckets of water — or paying someone else to do it — this could be the perfect time to discover a different way to do it.

Explore the Shelby Car Care range, including Shelby Waterless Wash:

https://www.shopunlimitedlive.com/collections/shelby-car-care