How much does car detailing and valeting cost in Derry and the north west in 2026?
We collected the prices published by car detailers and valeters across Derry and the north west in September 2026. Out of the 46 businesses in this directory, only two publish a price list: D & R Pitstop and Strabane Carwash & Valeting, both based in Strabane. Everywhere else, from Derry city out to Enniskillen, Omagh and Magherafelt, the answer to "how much" is a phone call rather than a published figure.
| Business | Service | Price |
|---|---|---|
| D & R Pitstop, Strabane | Car wash | £4 |
| Strabane Carwash & Valeting, Strabane | Car wash | £4 |
| Strabane Carwash & Valeting, Strabane | Van wash | £4 |
| Strabane Carwash & Valeting, Strabane | Jeep wash | £5 |
| Strabane Carwash & Valeting, Strabane | Minibus wash | £6 |
| D & R Pitstop, Strabane | MOT wash | £10 |
| Strabane Carwash & Valeting, Strabane | Lorry wash | £10 |
| Strabane Carwash & Valeting, Strabane | Mini valet | £10 |
| D & R Pitstop, Strabane | Half car valet | £25 |
| D & R Pitstop, Strabane | Full car valet | £50 |
| Strabane Carwash & Valeting, Strabane | Full valet | £50 |
What the two published price lists cover
Both businesses that publish prices happen to sit within a few minutes of each other in Strabane, and both price a car wash from £4. D & R Pitstop is a general motor garage on Dock Street that also does servicing and MOT/PSV work, so its wash and valet menu sits alongside a £10 MOT wash rather than a wider vehicle-wash range. Strabane Carwash & Valeting, trading from the car park of the old Betterdeals supermarket on Melmount Road, publishes a wider spread of wash prices covering vans, jeeps, minibuses and lorries as well as cars, on top of its own £10 mini valet and £50 full valet. Both top out at the same £50 for a full valet, which is the closest thing this town has to a benchmark full-valet price, thin as the sample is.
What the rest charge
Every other business covered here, across Derry city, Limavady, Coleraine & Portrush, Ballymoney & Ballymena, the rest of Strabane, Omagh, Enniskillen and Cookstown & Magherafelt, asks you to call or message rather than publishing a price list. That includes long-established names such as Henry Detailing, AutoCare in Magherafelt, Dirty Cars Ballymoney and Varma Valet Service, workshop-based operators like LMG Detailing & Valeting and Valet Solutions NI who offer ceramic coatings and paint correction, and a long tail of smaller, often home-based, valeters and mobile operators. Since correction, coating and multi-vehicle jobs price differently depending on the car's size and condition, have the make, model and current state of the paintwork ready when you ring, and ask whether the quote covers a wash-and-protect or a full correction first, since the two are priced very differently even where a business does publish some figures.