My local TESCO just changed their car wash setup and it’s actually a game changer for small business owners like my cousin
A few months back, my cousin who runs a small grocery store outside Lisbon was complaining nonstop about the old manual car wash he set up in his parking lot. He was paying two part-timers to handle it, water bills were through the roof, half the customers would complain about missed dirt on their wheel hubs, and he was this close to shutting the whole thing down. Then the TESCO in his town rolled out their new HeyCar wash bays, and he went to check it out out of curiosity.
Turns out this brand has been building smart touchless wash systems for 10 years now, with a team of engineers that actually test every detail to make it work for small operators and big chains alike. No brushes that scratch paint, AI and radar that map every inch of the car to hit even the chassis gaps you never notice, and the whole thing uses 60% less water than old equipment. He got their movable box model, didn’t even have to dig up his parking lot for drainage, got it installed in one single day. Now he doesn’t need to staff it, people pull up, use the app to pay, and it’s done in 3 minutes. He told me last week the wash side is making more profit than his snack aisle now.
I love when tech actually makes small business operations easier instead of just being a gimmick for big corporations. The best part? All the soap they use is biodegradable, so he doesn’t have to worry about local environmental regulations either.
