Fast professional car carpet drying service. If you have wet carpets, we'll return your car clean and dry.
Talk to us Talk to usIf you have had a leak in your car, it's been caught in a flash flood, or you have driven through a deep ford, and now you have wet carpets, you will need to get your car dried before it causes other issues such as mould, corrosion and electrical problems.
Your car won't dry on its own. Driving with the windows open and the air conditioning running could take years to clear the water out -- and while you wait, that moisture is causing mould, corrosion and electrical problems underneath the carpet where you can't see them.
Most of the customers we see didn't have a dramatic flood. A puddle that was deeper than it looked. A ford that lapped over the top of the door sills. A roof left down in a downpour. They got a few pints of water in -- not gallons -- and thought it would dry out. It doesn't. Fresh water is still full of organic material. Leave it long enough in a warm car and it starts to smell like a pond, because that's essentially what you've got.
A blue Ford Fiesta came in after the driver misjudged the depth of the Ingatestone ford. The car made it through -- the engine kept running -- but the water had lapped over the top of the door sills. By the time it arrived with us, a few days had passed and the owner had noticed a smell. We lifted the carpet and found the underlay still saturated. We extracted the standing water, decontaminated the interior, and ran the blowers overnight. Back together and back to the owner the following day.
These jobs are generally straightforward, as long as you don't leave it too long.
~ Danny Argent
We begin by decontaminating the car with antimicrobial disinfectant -- this makes it safe to work on and prevents mould and mildew taking hold. Then we remove the seats and lift the carpet to extract any standing water underneath. Our powerful hot air blowers and dehumidifiers pull the remaining moisture out overnight. We put the car back together and return it to you clean, fresh and dry.
We deal with cars that have been caught in fresh water floods, driven through fords, or had a roof left down in the rain. If your car has a leak that hasn't been fixed yet, see our water leak detection service -- the drying is straightforward, but the water will come back if the source isn't found first.
| Service | Prices |
|---|---|
| Antimicrobial Decontamination (mandatory) | £80.00 |
| 2hr power blow dry piped dry air | £39.50 |
| Commercial Hot Blower/Dehumidifier: Overnight 15hrs | £145.40 |
| Dismantling/fitting - standard hourly rate | £95.00 |
| All prices inclusive of VAT | |
A hybrid or electric car has to be electrically isolated before anyone works inside it, and powered back up again afterwards. Leak diagnosis and carpet drying both put a technician alongside high voltage components and orange cable runs, so on these cars the shutdown is part of the job rather than an optional extra.
Matt and Tom hold IMI Level 3 in Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Repair, so we isolate the system here and take the car on rather than turn it away. We do not service high voltage drivetrains; this is about making the car safe to work in.
| Hybrid & Electric Vehicles | Price |
|---|---|
| High voltage shutdown and power up, carried out by an IMI Level 3 qualified technician. | £120 |
| All prices inclusive of VAT | |
Very happy after having water drained from our B Max and all carpets dried out. After a few weeks noticed the rear sliding door was not working properly so took it back and Gary sprayed all the springs on the door now working well would recommend to others
We take the seats out and lift the carpet to get the water from underneath.
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The car is now bone dry and back to its original condition. When I picked the car up it was immaculate inside and out. Communication during the process was fantastic. Overall a real top level service was provided from start to finish. Thanks again.
My van is now dry and I’ve been through some pretty wet weather travelling with my work!
Gary even called me personally a week after the car was returned to me to check whether all was still ok and that the car was still dry after all the rain. I was pleased to tell him that all was good because his team done a great job. Now that is what I call service.
No -- decontamination is essential. Once a car has been wet inside, mould and bacteria can quickly grow, and breathing spores is unsafe. We insist on treating every car for your safety and ours. The hospital-grade product we use is low odour, safe, and highly effective.
In many cases, yes. It’s always worth asking your insurer at the start. Even if you later decide the excess makes it uneconomical, you won’t be penalised just for enquiring.
Salt water brings major complications and usually causes irreparable damage. In these cases, we recommend contacting your insurer and requesting an assessor, as the outlook is generally poor.
Typically 2-3 days. Day one is decontamination, dismantling, and cleaning. The car dries overnight, then we reassemble it the following day. Large executive cars with deep carpets or heavy flooding may need an extra day to fully dry. City cars with thin carpet and very little underlay can be dried overnight.