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Car wraps & colour change · Shoreham-by-Sea

Car wraps and colour change in Shoreham-by-Sea

This is a buyer's guide to car wraps and colour change in Shoreham-by-Sea: what is involved, what drives the price and how the consent rules work. Smart Signs is a UK-wide signage service. We survey, design and quote; the sign or graphics are then made by specialist fabricators and fitted under our contract, so you only ever deal with a single point of contact.

From £1,950 per car + VAT · UK guide price
Hatchback in satin dark green colour-change wrap in a studio

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.

What you gain from car wraps and colour change in Shoreham-by-Sea

  • In a Shoreham-by-Sea car park full of silver, grey and white cars, a satin or matt colour change is hard to miss when clients arrive.
  • For a new business launching in Shoreham-by-Sea, a car wrapped in brand colours can be changed back if the branding moves on, with no respray involved.
  • Estate agents, mobile hairdressers and home-visit professionals who drive around Shoreham-by-Sea all day can add neat branding to a car without repainting it.

What car wraps and colour change cost in Shoreham-by-Sea

Guide prices start from £1,950 and go up to £3,750 per car, exclusive of VAT. The breakdown below shows where different sizes and options sit. Nothing is final until we have measured up or checked your artwork and sent a written quote.

Car wraps & colour change in Shoreham-by-Sea: guide prices, supplied and fitted
ItemGuide, ex VATInc. 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

Guide prices for a full colour change run from £1,950 to £2,850 + VAT for a small or medium car, and from £2,650 to £3,750 + VAT for a large car or SUV. Roof, mirrors or bonnet only is typically between £195 and £650 + VAT.

Options for your Shoreham-by-Sea project

Colour-shift

Changes colour with the viewing angle; needs the most care.

Satin

A soft sheen that hides fine swirl marks.

Matt

Flat and striking; washed clean rather than polished.

Rules for vehicle graphics in Shoreham-by-Sea

For vehicles, the paperwork is about DVLA and your insurer, not the planning department. Graphics on a van or car that is normally driven around fall outside advertisement control; only a vehicle parked mainly as an advertising hoarding is caught. A change of main colour means updating the colour on your V5C and telling your insurer. We leave the windscreen and front side windows clear, because the Construction and Use Regulations 1986 require at least 75% and 70% light through them, and we check the paint is sound factory finish before wrapping. If the vehicle is leased, confirm the lease permits graphics and how they must come off.

Covering Shoreham-by-Sea and West Sussex

You do not need to be in a particular postcode for us to help: Shoreham-by-Sea and the whole of West Sussex are covered. If your job needs a survey, we arrange the visit. If it can be priced from photos, sizes and the vehicle make and model, we do it that way instead. Around Shoreham-by-Sea, that covers postcode districts such as BN43, BN42, BN15 and BN41. Shoreham-by-Sea is about 20 miles south of Crawley.

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Photos, sizes and your logo are all we need to start. Send them over for a free, no-obligation quote on car wraps and colour change in Shoreham-by-Sea; you approve a scaled drawing before a single thing is made.

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Car wraps and colour change in Shoreham-by-Sea: questions

Can I get a fixed price for car wraps and colour change in Shoreham-by-Sea before committing?

Yes. We start from the guide range, £1,950 to £3,750 per car excluding VAT, then measure up or look at your photos and artwork. That gives a fixed written price reflecting the real size, materials, access and any design or consent work. You only commit once you accept that price and approve the proof.

What is the typical timescale for car wraps and colour change from enquiry to fitting?

A quote typically follows once we have your photos or have surveyed the site, and making and fitting is typically booked a few weeks after you approve the proof. Where advertisement consent applies, that decision has to come through before anything goes up, which can add several weeks. We give you an expected timescale with your quote for Shoreham-by-Sea.

Can you wrap a brand-new car straight away?

Usually, yes. Factory paint on a new car is normally the ideal base, because it's fully bonded and free of chips. The car still needs a thorough wash and decontamination before fitting so the film sticks properly. A panel that has been resprayed, even on a nearly new car, usually needs time to cure before it can be wrapped.

How long is the car off the road?

A full colour change typically takes 2–4 days of fitting, and longer when door shuts are included or a lot of trim has to come off. Part wraps such as a roof or mirrors typically take a few hours to a day. The car needs to be clean, dry and indoors throughout, so plan for it to be away for the whole job.

Can you handle car wraps and colour change for a business in Shoreham-by-Sea?

Yes. Smart Signs covers Shoreham-by-Sea and the rest of West Sussex as part of a UK-wide service. You send photos and rough sizes, we arrange a survey if the job needs one, then you receive a proof to scale and a fixed written price. Nothing is made or fitted until you have approved both.

Do you have to tell DVLA about a colour-change wrap?

Yes, if the wrap changes the car's main colour. Update the colour on the V5C log book with DVLA, and tell your insurer before you drive the car in its new colour. A part wrap such as a black roof or mirrors doesn't change the main colour, so the V5C stays as it is, though it's still worth mentioning to your insurer.

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