A car wrap is a thin cast vinyl film applied over the factory paint to change the car's colour or finish, either across every panel or on selected parts such as the roof or mirrors.
Where car wraps and colour change can pay off in South Shields
- Leased cars can be run in your brand colours around South Shields and handed back in factory paint later, as long as the lease allows it.
- Estate agents, mobile hairdressers and home-visit professionals who drive around South Shields all day can add neat branding to a car without repainting it.
- For a new business launching in South Shields, a car wrapped in brand colours can be changed back if the branding moves on, with no respray involved.
What car wraps and colour change cost in South Shields
Guide prices for car wraps and colour change run from £1,950 to £3,750 per car, excluding VAT. The table below breaks that down; your actual price is fixed in writing once we have surveyed the site or checked the artwork.
| Item | Guide, ex VAT | Inc. VAT (20%) |
|---|---|---|
| Full colour change, small or medium car | £1,950 – £2,850 | £2,340 – £3,420 |
| Full colour change, large car or SUV | £2,650 – £3,750 | £3,180 – £4,500 |
| Roof, mirrors or bonnet only | £195 – £650 | £234 – £780 |
Price rises with the size of the car, complex bumpers and deep curves, how much trim has to come off, and the film itself, as metallic and colour-shift films cost more than gloss. Door shuts are quoted separately. All prices exclude VAT and are confirmed once we've seen the car or detailed photos.
Options for your South Shields project
Metallic
Flecked film that catches the light like metallic paint.
Matt
Flat and striking; washed clean rather than polished.
Part wrap
Roof, mirrors, bonnet or a chrome delete on window trim and grille.
Rules for vehicle graphics in South Shields
Advertisement consent does not usually come into vehicle graphics. Advertisements on a vehicle normally used as a moving vehicle are outside advertisement control in England, although a vehicle parked up mainly to act as a billboard is treated differently. The rules that matter are road and registration ones. If a wrap changes the main colour, update the V5C log book with DVLA and tell your insurer. The windscreen must let through at least 75% of light and the front side windows at least 70% under the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986, so we keep graphics off them. Leased vehicles: check the lease allows graphics.
Covering South Shields and Tyne and Wear
Smart Signs works throughout Tyne and Wear, South Shields included, and across the rest of the country. A survey visit is arranged for fitted and illuminated signs so nothing is guessed. Window, wall and vehicle graphics can usually be priced remotely from good photos and accurate measurements. Addresses in NE33, NE30, NE29 and NE34 are all within our South Shields coverage. From Newcastle upon Tyne, South Shields is roughly 7.4 miles to the east.
Neighbouring towns
- Car wraps and colour change in Tynemouth 1 mi
- Car wraps and colour change in North Shields 1 mi
- Car wraps and colour change in Jarrow 2 mi
- Car wraps and colour change in Whitley Bay 3 mi
- Car wraps and colour change in Hebburn 4 mi
Get a free quote for car wraps and colour change: tell us what you need, attach pictures and approximate measurements, and we will come back with a price. Nothing is produced until you have approved the design proof.
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