Presumably this is a wind up ?

Nah, probably petrol, or (less likely nowadays) diesel.

<< A distance of 2m must be kept between people. >>

There's nothing magic about 2 metres, it's an arbitrary distance which the decision-makers have come to, somewhere between being well within range and too far away to converse. It's much more important to consider other factors such as (a) what those nearby people are doing (coughing etc) and (b) which way any wind is blowing.

Presumably this is a wind up ?

Why?, seems a sensible enough enquiry.

If you read through the answers given so far, you'll see that folk seem to think it would be fine on your own property, but not if on a public road. Why you can't see the possible problem with this is anyones guess, but here are a couple of pointers.

1, A distance of 2m must be kept between people.

2, Most pavements are less than 2m wide.

3, Folk are being told to stay at home, or at least on their property, unless absolutely neccessary. So it is unlikely that, were you discovered washing your car on a public road by the Police, they'd accept your argument that it was absolutely neccessary to do so.

You correctly list valid points (that everyone should know by now) along with the replies of others that should be observed. Where our opinions differ is that I find it hard to believe anyone has to actually rely on this forum to tell them that that they have to keep 2m distance etc Had the original question made reference to any ambiguity regarding these common sense points then I would not think it a wind up. i.e. Could I wash my car in a communal area next to privately owned properties etc etc

Thank you for telling me that A distance of 2m must be kept between people. Like I say I regard this thread as a light hearted wind up take care

It's your choice and yours alone, only you know how seriously you assume the risk to be, and how much trust you have, in what we are being told by the govt and their media chums and the opinion of experts that have the ear of govt.

Note, other experts are available who don't necessarily agree.

Do i wash my cars and vehicles i drive at work, certainly.

My wife washes grocery deliveries-she says she doesn't know who has touched them

SWMBO ALWAYS washes fruit and veg. she is from the middle east where that is what everyone does.

It's not a wind up. Just concerned about virus in the atmosphere, infected people having touched a vehicle, plus accumulating dust on vehicle . Just a general question.

My wife washes grocery deliveries-she says she doesn't know who has touched them

Could try wearing rubber gloves to wash the car after spraying the paint work with water. I think she is sensible washing the groceries I saw someone handling packets of meat that were put back because he had picked up more than his allowance.

(Neighbour has a 2 year old spotted Jag:-)

If it has spots it cannot be a jaguar. It must be turning into a leopard. ;-)

Err tried that. Does not work..

Requires lots of water and hard work to remove...(Neighbour has a 2 year old spotted Jag:-)

Wasn't a complete catastrophe then. Was he able to restore the finish to perfection?

Edited by Lrac on 13/04/2020 at 16:40