If you write “Clean me” or “Wash me”’ on someone else’s dirty car this winter, the joke could end up seeing you prosecuted for criminal damage. Winter is a time when it gets tougher and tougher to keep your vehicle free from muck - whether it be sludge from melted snow and ice or muck from constant rain.
But if you spot a car that’s particularly grubby, resist the urge to run your finger through the dirt to write an amusing message. That’s because in the eyes of car obsessives you could end up scratching the paint and causing hundreds of pounds worth of damage.
And if you do, the owner could pursue a charge of criminal damage. The warning comes from Graham Conway, managing director at Select Car Leasing, who says that while the perpetrator might find it funny, the vehicle’s owner could feel very differently.
