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How Washio came to be

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Brushes on paint

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Water reclaimed

In 2019 there were two options: a tunnel that swirled the paint, or a detailer with a three-week wait. So we put the detailer in a van, gave him filtered water and a fixed price, and texted that price before he set off.

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“Seven years on, none of that has changed. Every crew is employed and trained by us, every price is agreed before we arrive, and every panel is photographed before we leave. We have added cities — never a brush, a surcharge or a franchise.”

Ana Belmonte

Founder · started with one van

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Washes since 2019

Every one of them photographed

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Crew on payroll

Employed, trained and paid weekly

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Franchises sold

Nobody buys a Washio territory

Seven years, one checklist

2019

One van, twelve customers

Ana kept a tank, a generator and a laundered stack of microfibre in a Transit. The price was texted before she set off — the one rule that never changed.

2019

One van, twelve customers

Ana kept a tank, a generator and a laundered stack of microfibre in a Transit. The price was texted before she set off — the one rule that never changed.

2021

Six crews and a photo report

Customers kept asking what had been done. So every panel got photographed before the crew left, and the report became part of the job rather than a favour.

2021

Six crews and a photo report

Customers kept asking what had been done. So every panel got photographed before the crew left, and the report became part of the job rather than a favour.

2023

Overnight fleet crews

A courier firm asked for twelve vans washed before the 6am shift. Depots turned out to be the same job on repeat — and the photo log settled damage disputes for the first time.

2023

Overnight fleet crews

A courier firm asked for twelve vans washed before the 6am shift. Depots turned out to be the same job on repeat — and the photo log settled damage disputes for the first time.

2026

Forty cities, still employed crews

Nobody buys a Washio territory. Every detailer is on our payroll, trained on our checklist and paid the same whether you tip or not.

2026

Forty cities, still employed crews

Nobody buys a Washio territory. Every detailer is on our payroll, trained on our checklist and paid the same whether you tip or not.

The four rules we have never traded away

No brushes on paint

We avoid tunnel brushes completely. Every wash uses foam, pressure rinsing, and clean microfibre contact so paintwork is protected from grit, swirls, and dulling.

No queues, ever

No brushes on paint

Water

180 litres

Deionised on board, nothing dries into spots

Power

Battery only

Silent after 8pm, so depots stay quiet

Microfibre

Fresh per panel

Laundered daily, wheels get their own

Space needed

1.5 metres

Around the car, plus a hose length

The people behind the shine

Marcus Iyer

Founder, lead detailer

Sofia Nawaz

Operations

Tom Bright

Fleet lead

Aisha Bello

Paint correction

Almost none of it reaches a drain

Every van filters what it uses and puts it back in the tank the same day. What we lose is evaporation, not runoff — which is why a basement bay or a kerbside space works as well as a driveway.

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Carried on board

Deionised before it touches the paint, so nothing dries into spots and no tap is needed.

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Carried on board

Deionised before it touches the paint, so nothing dries into spots and no tap is needed.

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Reclaimed and reused

Caught in the mat under the car, filtered on the van and used again on the next job that day.

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Reclaimed and reused

Caught in the mat under the car, filtered on the van and used again on the next job that day.

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Detergent runoff

Biodegradable foam only, and nothing leaves the mat. No permit, no storm drain, no argument with a building manager.

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Detergent runoff

Biodegradable foam only, and nothing leaves the mat. No permit, no storm drain, no argument with a building manager.

Everything you might be wondering

Do you need my water or power?

No. Every van carries 180 litres of filtered water and its own power, so we can wash in a driveway, a street bay or a basement garage without touching your taps.

What happens if it rains?

Where does the wash happen?

Do I have to be there?

Everything you might be wondering

Do you need my water or power?

No. Every van carries 180 litres of filtered water and its own power, so we can wash in a driveway, a street bay or a basement garage without touching your taps.

What happens if it rains?

Where does the wash happen?

Do I have to be there?

Everything you might be wondering

Do you need my water or power?

No. Every van carries 180 litres of filtered water and its own power, so we can wash in a driveway, a street bay or a basement garage without touching your taps.

What happens if it rains?

Where does the wash happen?

Do I have to be there?

Ready when you are?

Type a postcode and we will show the slots we can still fill today.

Try Washio once. Cancel anytime.

Fixed price agreed before we arrive

Free re-rinse if it rains in 48 hours

Photo report after every wash

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Talk to our team

Ready when you are?

Type a postcode and we will show the slots we can still fill today.

Try Washio once. Cancel anytime.

Fixed price agreed before we arrive

Free re-rinse if it rains in 48 hours

Photo report after every wash

Book Wash

Talk to our team

Ready when you are?

Type a postcode and we will show the slots we can still fill today.

Try Washio once. Cancel anytime.

Fixed price agreed before we arrive

Free re-rinse if it rains in 48 hours

Photo report after every wash

Book Wash

Talk to our team