In the early two thousands, briton suddenly had working class migration from eastern europe. The other thing that happened is that petrol stations decaded to turn themselves into convenienc stores. And so car washes began to disappear. Britain went from a country where er cars were washed by machine to a country where cars were washing by immigrants. It's a really rare example of deautomation. But what you were saying suggests that automatic car washers are enjoying a renaissance.
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