Washing your car on your driveway=Fine

[Iqoair]

Even if you use biodegradable soap, you can still be fined for washing your car on your driveway if the water is going into the sewer system. Just wondering how many people have actually been fined for this. I did email the city to get confirmation on this, and it is true.

[Pee_Sack]

I dont mean to be a jerk and tell you to SEARCH

But I do remember a few threads on here aboput this topic.

I am just way to lazy to search for them for you.

[GQBalla]

lol
drive your car onto your lawn and your good to go

[treg50]

Is that for all of Canada?

They'll do that BUT they won't go after all the industrial and commercial businesses dumping all kinds of fucked up shit into our lakes and rivers.

[handsomebassman]

I couldnt give less of a shit. Im going to wash my car on my driveway like a man regardless.

[rbau493]

Ive only heard of this in Alberta, Ontario there is no law on this.

So I called 3 EPS stations and all 3 said they have never heard of anyone getting a ticket from washing your car in your driveway. They said its just like the law of playing street hockey. Its technically illegal, but they do not enforce it, nor have any of the 3 heard of anyone getting a ticket for this.

So I really wouldnt worry about it, wash away. I do.

[nonlinear]

so what do car washes do, have filtration systems for their waste water?

I mean, we wash laundry and dishes and take showers and all that crap goes into city sewage

thankfully i only wash my car like 1 time/year LOL

[handsomebassman]

Originally posted by nonlinear
so what do car washes do, have filtration systems for their waste water?

I mean, we wash laundry and dishes and take showers and all that crap goes into city sewage

Ive always wondered that as well. Theres got to be much worse things going into the sewers than the odd splash of turtle wax car soap.

[ninspeed]

if you wash your car on the drive way, the water flows into the storm water system that goes straight to the river. if you flush something down the drain in the house, the water goes in to the sewage water system, and goes to the cleaning facility to be cleaned before being dumped into the river

[handsomebassman]

Originally posted by ninspeed
if you wash your car on the drive way, the water flows into the storm water system that goes straight to the river. if you flush something down the drain in the house, the water goes in to the sewage water system, and goes to the cleaning facility to be cleaned before being dumped into the river

That makes more sence. So i guess i shouldnt be dumping gallons of used motor oil down the sewer either. lol, just kidding.

[3G]

My cousin down the street got a warning from bylaw officers but his neighbour is an asshole

[BlackArcher101]

It's 'illegal' in lethbridge as well, but that never stopped me and I never did hear of anyone getting fined.

[88CRX]

I wash my car in my driveway once a week in the summer months.... nothings happened yet. And i dont imagine anything will.

[3G]

Originally posted by 88CRX
I wash my car in my driveway once a week in the summer months.... nothings happened yet. And i dont imagine anything will.

every 2 days here

[sexualbanana]

Originally posted by 3G


every 2 days here

2 days? That's a little excessive don't you think?

[?????]

Originally posted by 3G


every 2 days here

Yeah man isn't that a little too much? What do or did you drive?

[handsomebassman]

I would guess every two days isnt exactly healthy for a cars paint.

[grrouch]

Originally posted by 3G


every 2 days here

easy clean freak

[dragonone]

i used to have to wash my parent's car in our driveway all the time in vancouver
and that seems to b one of the choirs that all my frnds had at that age

[3G]

Originally posted by sexualbanana


2 days? That's a little excessive don't you think?

after rainy days in the summer it needed it

Originally posted by ?????


Yeah man isn't that a little too much? What do or did you drive?

it was a 91 accord

Originally posted by handsomebassman
I would guess every two days isnt exactly healthy for a cars paint.

not like it had a brand new paint job

Originally posted by grrouch


easy clean freak