I listened to an advert this morning on Raypower FM saying that all Carwash in Abuja must be licensed.

I agree with licencing of certain kind of businesses but not Carwash in Abuja. All I think is required is having a kind of permit from
Development Control (which has been in existence anyway) that will ensure that the Carwash location is proper for that business.

What actually baffled me with the advert was that they said Carwash are polluting the environment and that they are contributing to blocking of drainages. How abeg?
Furthermore they said that they will impound any vehicle that patronizes an unlicensed Carwash. Hmmmmmm. Is that a joke? Is it the car or the carwash that is licensed?
Thank God I wash my car at home.
If the Carwash centres are polluting the environment, then anywhere you wash your car is also polluting the environment.

I think the FCT just want to generate aggressive revenue from these SME's that are just managing to be alive. This is not the change we expect ooo. My advice is that they look somewhere else to generate better revenue rather harassing the public. The way they are going, their enforcing personnels might just be overzealous and even impound someone's car for washing it outside his house, just the way they are doing with outside signage law, because some Carwash in Abuja only have bucket and water.

I don't agree with this Carwash licence in Abuja for now, they should first wait when there is justifiable complain from the public, cos it will only close down the small carwash centres, increase unemployment and increase the cost of car washing.