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Mobile car wash feasibility study

Latest regulatory change: 2025 · reviewed 2026-10-10

The service comes to the customer, under a regulated permit from Balady.

  • 15.8 millionRoadworthy vehicles at the end of 2024[3]
  • 9Municipal activities permitted from mobile vehicles since 2020[1]
  • 2025Non-food vehicle permits extended via Balady[2]

Latest regulatory and market changes

  1. 2020Nine municipal activities were permitted from mobile vehicles, including car washing, with a licence covering one activity and one vehicle.[1]
  2. 2025The Balady platform extended non-food mobile vehicle permits to businesses, including car washing, provided they are linked to an existing shop licence.[2]

Why now

  • Municipalities prohibit unregulated washing in streets and in front of homes, so demand shifts to licensed providers.[4]
  • Corporate and fleet contracts provide recurring, predictable income.

15.8 millionRoadworthy vehicles in Saudi Arabia at the end of 2024, according to the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).[3]

The idea and business model

A washing service that comes to the customer at home or at work in an equipped vehicle, usually booked through an app or a message. Revenue comes from single washes, packages and subscriptions, and from corporate fleet washing contracts.

Model: Mobile service

Project economics

Revenue formula

Daily orders per team×Average price×Number of teams

Sales channels

  • Individuals
  • Packages
  • Corporate fleets

Largest cost items

  • Vehicle and fit-out
  • Salaries
  • Fuel and supplies
  • Marketing and app

Decisive indicators we measure

  • Orders per team per day
  • Service and travel time
  • Cost per order
  • Share of repeat customers

Relevant authorities

  • Ministry of Municipalities and Housing (MoMAH) via Balady: mobile activity permit linked to the shop licence
  • General Directorate of Traffic: vehicle approval
  • Ministry of Commerce: Commercial Registration (CR)

What needs your attention

  • The number of permits per licence is limited, and the permit is cancelled if the shop licence is cancelled.
  • Water running into the street may expose the operator to municipal penalties.
  • Quality control is difficult when teams are spread across many sites.

What a Mobile car wash study calculates for you

  • Required vehicle fit-out and its cost
  • Feasible orders per team, allowing for travel time
  • Pricing against fixed car washes
  • Conditions of the mobile permit linked to the shop licence
  • Viability of fleet contracts

Every one of these figures appears in your study with its source and date, built on your location and capital, with a clear line between documented facts and assumptions.

Sources

Most sources are Saudi government and press pages in Arabic; titles are kept in their original language so you can find them.

  1. السماح بممارسة 9 أنشطة بلدية عبر عربات متنقلةالمدينة · 2020-12
  2. كاميرات المراقبة شرط لرخصة العربة المتنقلة غير الغذائيةالوطن · 2025-03
  3. نشرة النقل البري 2024عكاظ (عن الهيئة العامة للإحصاء) · 2025-11
  4. SR 1,000 fine for washing cars in streets of MeccaGulf News · 2020-09

Last reviewed: 4 November 2026. This page introduces the activity; detailed figures belong in the study.