What will happen car washes when the water charges come in

Specialun

Not the machine ones but the ones manned by people (usually polish)

Will they play flat rate or will it be the end of the business...

The Dagda

Businesses already pay for their water.

The water charges that are coming are for residential.

Mint Sauce

The Dagda wrote: »

Businesses already pay for their water.

The water charges that are coming are for residential.

Well thats the end of that thread.

Specialun

The Dagda wrote: »

Businesses already pay for their water.

The water charges that are coming are for residential.

Oh really

This is kinda awkward

****looks around room nervously for fear of embarassment****

Graces7

Mint Sauce wrote: »

Well thats the end of that thread.

maybe, but as you did not know that...would car washes try to raise prices.. i dont use them anyways

antodeco

OP where do you get your polish done? They shouldn't really be using water based polish

Specialun

antodeco wrote: »

OP where do you get your polish done? They shouldn't really be using water based polish

*** not surenif serious ***

Polish people i was yapping about

anncoates

So instead of getting your car washed, get them to fill a few gallon drums of water for you to take home.

Sky King

Clean your car with baby wipes

bockeys jollocks

Car washes will become a thing of the past, people will drive their cars into lakes to wash them.

Sleeper12

All commercial premmises have been paying water rates for at least the last 20 years. The new laws are aimed at homes. So basicly every premmises will now be paying rates. Not just commercial. So you would assume the cost of your carwash wont go up. That doesn't mean they wont though. This is Ireland afterall!

kneemos

They'll probably have an increase in business as people (yes people) won't want to wash them at home.

hfallada

If you live in Dublin city and only drive in Dublin city you don't really need to wash your car. My mother hasn't washed her car in a year and its grand. There is nothing but light dust on dublin roads as they are washed constantly

Sleeper12

Ah sure if you leave the windows down you can wash the kids for free too! It'll save a bath full of water!!

mike65

kneemos wrote: »

They'll probably have an increase in business as people (yes people) won't want to wash them at home.

This may actually happen but most Irish don't have much interest in washing a car at home as far as I can tell. Thing is it only takes about 40 litres of water (4 standard buckets) to wash a car well.

A flush of the toilet uses about 12-15 litres - if its yellow let it mellow.

bockeys jollocks

mike65 wrote: »

A flush of the toilet uses about 12-15 litres - if its yellow let it mellow.

If it's brown, get the coathanger out.

antodeco

mike65 wrote: »

A flush of the toilet uses about 12-15 litres - if its yellow let it mellow.

How big is your jax! Mine uses 5 litres on a "double flush" or 2 litres on a single (plumbers aren't great at maths it seems).

Sleeper12

What if the car is yellow?

Sleeper12

Old style cysterns use about 14 litres per flush. If you ever hear someone suggesting to put a brick inside the cystern they are talking about the old style one.

Red Kev

bockeys jollocks wrote: »

Car washes will become a thing of the past, people will drive their cars into lakes to wash them.

They already do this.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NJmB1F2mdE

Victor

Specialun wrote: »

Not the machine ones but the ones manned by people (usually polish)

Will they play flat rate or will it be the end of the business...

As mentioned, businesses already pay for water.

However, because they use a lot of water, car washes recycle a lot of it by using interceptor traps that remove the oils and grit.

http://www.butlerms.com/index.php/products/surface-water-interceptors-silt-traps-car-wash-recycling

Sulla Felix

Victor wrote: »

As mentioned, businesses already pay for water.

However, because they use a lot of water, cash washes recycle a lot of it by using interceptor traps that remove the oils and grit.

http://www.butlerms.com/index.php/products/surface-water-interceptors-silt-traps-car-wash-recycling

Yep, same with laundrettes. Dry cleaners can do the same thing with their perc too.

Stavros Murphy

Victor wrote: »

As mentioned, businesses already pay for water.

However, because they use a lot of water, cash washes recycle a lot of it by using interceptor traps that remove the oils and grit.

http://www.butlerms.com/index.php/products/surface-water-interceptors-silt-traps-car-wash-recycling

How much bloody money are they washing to need that?

Stained Class

I never washed a car untill the NCT came in.

Then I started doing it every 2 years. Rules changed then for 10+ year old cars.

Now I have to wash the bastid thing every fookin year now!:mad:

Mint Sauce

Graces7 wrote: »

maybe, but as you did not know that...would car washes try to raise prices.. i dont use them anyways

Did not know what? I was well aware that businesses were already charged for water, although I'm sure that they would raise prices to catch unsuspecting customers.

K.Flyer

Some garages in Dublin have had wells drilled to provide all the water needed for their car washes. So no water rates for them.

K.Flyer

Some garages in Dublin have had wells drilled to provide all the water needed for their car washes. So no water rates for them.

Boombastic

hfallada wrote: »

If you live in Dublin city and only drive in Dublin city you don't really need to wash your car. My mother hasn't washed her car in a year and its grand. There is nothing but light dust on dublin roads as they are washed constantly

how often are the roads taken in for a wash?

My fecking tax money paying for the washing of roads. Why don't they wash the mucky ones?

wendell borton

"We will make water so expensive only the rich will have showers."
-Phil Hogan
:rolleyes:

theKillerBite

mike65 wrote: »

This may actually happen but most Irish don't have much interest in washing a car at home as far as I can tell. Thing is it only takes about 40 litres of water (4 standard buckets) to wash a car well.

A flush of the toilet uses about 12-15 litres - if its yellow let it mellow.

Piss into your kettle. Reduce, reuse & recycle...

losthorizon

I totally agree with water charges.

That should have been brought in years ago. I dont agree with bin charges though. That only promotes dumping. I would support fines for putting the wrong rubbish into the wrong bins etc.

H2UMrsRobinson

Once the meters are up and running, I'm going to use the gym showers every day - might even have a workout too, so I might get a bit fitter into the bargain. Weekends I will stink.

wendell borton

losthorizon wrote: »

I totally agree with water charges.

That should have been brought in years ago. I dont agree with bin charges though. That only promotes dumping. I would support fines for putting the wrong rubbish into the wrong bins etc.

All domestic charges should be part of the household charge, no need for quangos like Irish water then.

rwg

Plug your hose into neighbors tap

Adamantium

bockeys jollocks wrote: »

Car washes will become a thing of the past, people will drive their cars into lakes to wash them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRYK3wKYS1w