Car washing on public holidays: Rhineland-Palatinate maintains strict ban!

Car washing on public holidays: Rhineland-Palatinate maintains strict ban!

In Rhineland-Palatinate, car washing is prohibited on Sundays and public holidays, according to the Rhineland-Palatinate holiday law. This prohibition aims to maintain the external calm on said days. It affects both public car washes and self -service washing places that must remain closed. In addition, washing vehicles on private land is only allowed to a limited extent. It should be noted that the car wash is prohibited in the garden or on unpaved areas according to the Water Household Act. The reason for this regulation is also that waste water can contain chemical fabrics that burden the groundwater.

The state government of Rhineland-Palatinate has clearly communicated that it is sticking to this ban. Another important aspect of the ban is that loud devices such as high -pressure cleaners or vacuum cleaners can be considered a disturbance of rest. It is interesting that in other federal states, such as Hesse and Bavaria, the car washing is allowed on Sundays under certain conditions, especially if washing systems work independently and are connected to petrol stations. In Hesse, an increase to customers from Rhineland-Palatinate is recorded who want to wash their car on Sundays. A similarly strict ban applies in particular in the adjacent federal states of Saarland, North Rhine-Westphalia and Baden-Württemberg.

criticism of the existing ban

The Koblenz member of the state parliament Stephan Wefelscheid (free voters) has sharply criticized the ban and sees it not a contemporary approach. He calls for a rethink that takes into account change in today's society. In his opinion, the regulations are based on the Weimar Reich Constitution, which is no longer relevant today. Wefelscheid also notes that many other federal states, a total of ten, have already lifted the ban, which illustrates the discrepancy within Germany.

on Sundays and public holidays in Germany, which are protected as days of religious construction and mental survey, the state government argues that public life and its elements should be pushed back on these days. Nevertheless, Wefelscheid is in contrast to this view and calls for an evaluation of the ban by the state government.

economic effects

The existing ban is perceived by an interest association of petrol station operators as an economic burden. These operators argue that washing systems work more environmentally friendly than private car buffles and call for a change in the legal situation in Rhineland-Palatinate. Despite the repeated demands for a review of the regulation, the state government currently holds its point of view and sees no reasons for an exception to the ban. The discussion about car washing on Sundays and public holidays remains a controversial topic in Rhineland-Palatinate and beyond.