How much does car detailing and valeting cost in Cardiff in 2026?

We collected the prices published by Cardiff-area car detailers and valeters in September 2026, covering Cardiff city centre and Cathays, Canton and Grangetown, Roath and Penylan, Llanishen and Whitchurch, Ely and Fairwater, Penarth and Barry, Caerphilly and Newport. Only two of the thirty-seven businesses in this directory publish a price list: Sirius Detailing, a mobile detailer covering Cardiff and the wider South Wales area, and Motor Valets, a mobile valeting and detailing operator based in Penarth. Every other business asks you to call or message with details of the car before quoting.

The two published lists sit at different ends of the same idea. Motor Valets' £30 exterior or interior valet and £50 full valet are aimed at a routine clean, while its £125 exterior correction and £160 full correction and protection package are aimed at removing swirls and scratches before a coating or a sale. Sirius Detailing's list runs the same way, from a £55 superior exterior valet and a £60 maintenance package up to a £100 full package, a £200 one-step machine enhancement and a £275 ceramic coating package. Neither business publishes a separate price for interior deep cleaning, engine bay cleaning or headlight restoration, even though both list those as services, so call for a quote on anything not shown in the table above.

The remaining thirty-five businesses in this directory, from the hand car washes on Tudor Lane and Ferry Road in Grangetown to valeters across Roath, Llanishen, Ely, Penarth, Barry, Caerphilly and Newport, publish no prices at all. Several, including the five separately confirmed Arc Car Wash sites found across the city and its edges, are small independent operations with a phone number and an address but no website, so calling and describing the car is the only way to find out what a wash or valet costs. A handful, including Bobs Valeting Service, Danko Detailing and Western Motors, work from a fixed garage or dealership bay rather than a mobile visit, which can change what's included even before price comes into it. Given how thin published pricing is across Cardiff, treat the two lists above as a general guide to what detailing and valeting costs here rather than the full picture, and always confirm the price for your specific car before booking.