Car wash

Car washing in East London matters to people who can't ignore their vehicles—traders with vans, families running about town, professionals who need their car to look presentable. A local car wash serves the same function a gym or grocery store does: it's part of the weekly routine, a service that keeps life ticking over. People use it because they don't have time, don't have the water allocation, or simply prefer someone else handling the scrubbing. It's a small business that touches a cross-section of the city—from school-run parents to small business owners keeping their fleet presentable. When it's there and operating, it becomes part of the neighbourhood fabric. When it closes or underperforms, people notice immediately.