Gov't to ban car washing at home!

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Ok, maybe not yet, but see this from last weeks Auto Express (Car washing article):

"...Due to concerns about water pollution, motorists in Germany and a few states in America have now been banned from washing vehicles in the street, Instead, cleaning is done at dedicated car wash centres, where the dirty water is treated before entering the sewers. Some believe similar laws will soon come to Britain - which would change the Sunday habits of millions."

Firstly - is this true that in Germany you cannot wash your car at home? Or is this simply 'in the street' so driveway washing is OK? I find this hard to believe.

If this ever came here, that would be my cue to leave blighty. I really enjoy washing the cars (3) at weekends and if they ever think I'm going to drive one by one to the nearest car wash centre, get ripped off and wait hours in a huge queue, they've got another thing coming.

They could never police it surely, unless the neighbours hated you?

Hopefully it wil never happen...