So, it just snowed, but it is above freezing today. I went through the car wash once earlier this year with snow on the car, and the workers did a lot more work than usual, spraying and moving the snow off the top of the car before I went through. Which was nice because I didn’t have to do it.
Is it rude to go through the car wash with snow on your car or is that part of the service provided by the car wash?
EDIT: For more context, the car wash is right down the street from where I live, so by going through, I’m removing the snow so I’m NOT driving around with snow on the car.
I’m also removing a lot of snow before leaving the driveway, but not getting 100% off.
Seems like the consensus is that driving with dangerous amounts of snow on a car is not ok, but few people have addressed the carwash portion of the question.
EDIT 2: I think I’m gonna go in and ask the workers today what they think.
By driving down the street before clearing snow you are driving with snow on it. Don’t do that. Not for 500m or 5km.
They need to remove snow because it could clog up the drains etc. at least temporarily and if there’s a lot and water temp is low it can build a dam. If everyone did what you’re proposing it takes a lot longer to prep cars and they’ll need to shovel frequently.
Just scrape your car.