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Beta — Mississauga/Brampton
WashWait
Know the wait before you drive. WashWait shows real-time car wash queue times crowdsourced by people like you — no account needed.
Open on your phone
washwaitapp.com
Works on iPhone Safari & Android Chrome
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How it works
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Open the app & allow location
WashWait finds all car washes within 5 km of you. Tap Allow when your browser asks for location access — this is required to find nearby washes and to verify you're actually at one before submitting a report.
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Browse the list or map
Switch between List (sorted by distance) and Map (Google Maps with colour-coded pins). Tap any car wash to see its address, Google rating, opening hours, and current wait estimate.
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Join the queue — start the timer
When you pull into a car wash queue, tap "Join queue" on that wash. A timer starts in a black bar at the bottom of your screen. You can minimize the app — the timer keeps running.
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Drive away — it submits automatically
That's it. When you drive away, the app detects you've left and automatically submits your wait time. A brief confirmation appears on screen. If you want to add a star rating or comment, tap "+ Rating" on that notification — but your wait time is already saved either way.
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Wait time colours
Green ≤ 15 min
Drive right in — little to no queue
Amber ≤ 45 min
Small queue — a short wait ahead
Red 45+ min
Long queue — consider another wash
Grey
Closed or hours unknown
Wait times without live reports are estimated from typical busy patterns for the time of day. Once crowd reports come in, the estimate becomes much more accurate.
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Install on your phone
📱 iPhone (Safari)
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Open the link in Safari
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Tap the Share button ⬆ at the bottom
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Tap "Add to Home Screen"
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Tap Add — it appears like a regular app
🤖 Android (Chrome)
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Open the link in Chrome
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Tap "Install WashWait" at the bottom of the screen
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Tap Install to confirm
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Tips for testers
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Start the timer when you join the queue, not when you enter the bay. We want the full wait — from pulling in to driving away clean.
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Lock your phone after tapping "Join queue" — you don't need to do anything else. The timer runs in the background and auto-submits when you leave.
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If you queued for a long time and gave up, just drive away. The app will still capture that wait time — which is actually really valuable data for the next person.
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The star rating and comment are optional but super helpful — especially noting if machines were broken or the service was unusually fast or slow.
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Report as often as you go. Even if you just went last week, each report adds to the accuracy — especially for peak hours on weekends.
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If a car wash is missing from the list, let Jason know the name and address and it can be added.
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Your privacy
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No account required. No personal data collected.

Reports are submitted anonymously with a randomly assigned name (like "Alex K." or "Jordan T."). We collect the wait time, your star rating, and your approximate location at the time of the report only. No email, no login, no tracking across sessions.
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Beta feedback
WashWait Beta · Mississauga / Brampton / Toronto area · Spring 2026
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