Working mum Tania couldn’t believe her luck, when she picked up a free Ford Fiesta as part of a national competition run by the IMO Car Wash Group.
The mother of two, and part-time student from Cornwall, entered the IMO Car Wash competition through the Mumsnet website just before Christmas. Tania’s family car was showing its age and she needed a new set of wheels for her and her two young children, Aidan aged six and Cerys aged two.
“I don’t usually enter competitions,” explained Tania, “but when I came across this competition I thought I would go for it – I never expected to win.”
Lucky Tania picked up her shiny car from IMO’s Plymouth site and, to ensure that the Ford Fiesta stays as fresh as possible, she also received a year’s worth of car washes. In addition, IMO, who wash 10 million vehicles in the UK every year, also gave four runners-up a year’s worth of car cleaning.
The Ford Fiesta had recently taken part in a study into IMO’s unique Foamsoft Mitter technology, by the Paint Research Association. Dispelling the myth that hand-washing is the safest way to clean a car, the research found that all cars are finely scratched through the process of everyday driving. However, the PRA found that washing a vehicle with the IMO Foamsoft Mitters caused no measurable abrasion to a car’s paint, making it the kindest way to clean a car.
“We are delighted to hand the Fiesta over to such a worthy winner,” explained Mike Smith, Executive Chairman of the IMO Car Wash Group, “We hope Tania and her family will enjoy years of happy motoring with the car.”
With 284 sites across the UK, the IMO Car Wash Group is the UK’s leading car wash company and can wash a vehicle in less than three minutes, with prices starting at just £2.99.