Abstract: Vehicle washing apparatus comprises horizontal rotatable brushes 6,7 moveable along respective pairs of upwardly and downwardly inclined tracks 8,9 which cross over approximately midway along their lengths. In use, the first, initially lower brush 6 is engaged by the front part of a vehicle moving through the apparatus and is moved upwardly along the tracks 8 whereby to wash at least a front portion of the vehicle. Thereafter, the second brush 7 is moved downwardly along the tracks 9 whereby it engages and washes at least a rear portion of the vehicle. In a preferred arrangement, means are provided for returning the brushes 6,7 to their initial positions, and the washing cycle is fully automatic.