How much does car detailing and valeting cost in Reading in 2026?
We collected the prices published by Reading-area detailers and valeters in September 2026. Just three of the thirty-one businesses in this directory publish a price list on their own site; the rest ask you to call or message with details of your car before quoting.
| Business | Service | Price |
|---|---|---|
| RJR Mobile Valet, Tilehurst | Glass rain repellent | £25 |
| RJR Mobile Valet, Tilehurst | Exterior wax | £30 |
| Jonny Car Care, Bracknell | Exterior wash | £40 |
| RJR Mobile Valet, Tilehurst | Wash n wax, leather dry, wheels & arches, vacuum | £40 |
| RJR Mobile Valet, Tilehurst | Exterior polish (add-on) | £40 |
| RJR Mobile Valet, Tilehurst | Interior clean with thorough vacuum and glass/door maintenance | £50 |
| RJR Mobile Valet, Tilehurst | Full exterior valet (wash n wax, tar removal, wheel arches) | £60 |
| RJR Mobile Valet, Tilehurst | Popular package: spray wax, trim treatment, tyre dressing | £65 |
| RJR Mobile Valet, Tilehurst | Mat shampoo, door card and pedal clean package | £75 |
| RJR Mobile Valet, Tilehurst | Full interior valet (detailed vacuum, bio-active shampoo) | £80 |
| CSC Detailing, Bracknell | Valeting | £80 |
| RJR Mobile Valet, Tilehurst | Ceramic graphene wax | £100 |
| RJR Mobile Valet, Tilehurst | Cabriolet coating | £120 |
| RJR Mobile Valet, Tilehurst | Exterior polish, full interior shampoo, odour elimination | £145 |
| RJR Mobile Valet, Tilehurst | Paint renovation | £150 |
| CSC Detailing, Bracknell | Machine polishing & paint correction | £300 |
| CSC Detailing, Bracknell | Ceramic coating | £300 |
Why the range is so wide
At the bottom end, a few pounds buys an add-on rather than a full clean: RJR Mobile Valet's £25 glass rain-repellent treatment and £30 exterior wax are extras on top of a wash, not a valet on their own. A straightforward exterior wash or wash-and-wax package, from Jonny Car Care or RJR Mobile Valet, sits at £40. A full valet covering the whole car inside and out runs from around £60 to £80 across the two mobile operators who publish one. At the top of the scale, RJR's £150 paint renovation and CSC Detailing's £300 machine polishing, paint correction and ceramic coating packages reflect several hours of correction work rather than a routine wash.
The twenty-eight who don't publish a price
Most businesses in this directory, twenty-eight of thirty-one, don't publish a price anywhere online. That includes every hand car wash listed here, most of the small independent mobile valeters across Reading, Caversham, Tilehurst, Woodley, Earley and Wokingham, and several of the higher-end detailing studios, such as Dainton's in Tilehurst and On Track Detailing in Wokingham, whose paint protection film and ceramic coating work depends too much on the size and condition of your car to quote a fixed figure in advance. Ask each business directly what a wash, valet or detail includes, and what it will cost for your specific car, before booking, since prices for hand washes and mobile valets in particular can vary with vehicle size.