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You must have a Car Wash license if your business cleans vehicles, including washing, detailing, drying, polishing, vacuuming, or other cosmetic care of vehicles, either at a fixed location or as part of a mobile, on-demand, or “pop-up” service.
You do not need a Car Wash license if you:
- Sell, lease, rent, or repair motor vehicles as your main service and only offer car washing as an additional service to this main service. (For example, your business is a repair shop and you wash the cars that you repair.)
- Operate a self-service facility for washing vehicles, where customers—not facility employees—clean vehicles.
- Clean vehicles on an intermittent basis to raise funds for a not-for-profit organization.
- Are a federal, state, or local governmental agency.
The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DWCP) issues this license.
NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP)
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Licensing Center
42 Broadway, Lobby
New York NY 10004
Licensing Center
42 Broadway, Lobby
New York NY 10004