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Sanitised Car Hire – WHO COVID-19 Guidelines

We understand that whilst the excitement of a summer holiday is back on the radar after many countries have eased lockdown measures, many planning a summer getaway this year are nervous about how it might be different from before.

Whilst hiring a car could be viewed as one of the safest ground transportation options available as you are in effect arranging private travel rather than shared spaces like coach, rail or bus services, the cleanliness of the car before you take delivery is vital.

How to book sanitised car hire

We now show what car rental companies offer sanitised car hire and have labelled our search results as such to show which car hire brands have committed to maintaining sanitization measures as per WHO COVID-19 guidelines. Simply look out for the ‘Sanitised car’ icon in our search results where you’ll see the confirmation;

‘This car hire brand has committed to maintaining sanitization measures as per WHO COVID-19 guidelines’

Just lookout for this icon when searching for car hire.

sanitised car hire

What is sanitised car hire?

We have surveyed most of our suppliers, to achieve 'Sanitised car' status in our search results there are 4 criteria they must satisfy, they are;
  • Staff using protective and disposable equipment (e.g. masks, gloves) when cleaning car units.
  • Use of disinfecting products recommended by Covid-19 safety guidelines to clean car units.
  • Emphasise the cleaning of common surfaces like steering wheel, windows, gear, handles, car keys, seat belt buckles, as well as optional extras like child seats, GPS.
  • Disinfecting soft and porous material or items like carpet, rugs and seating areas.

Top 10 car hire companies with the most sanitised car hire locations worldwide.

RANK
SANITISED CAR LOCATIONS
AGENT
1
3283
AVIS
2
2588
HERTZ
3
2558
EUROPCAR
4
2317
BUDGET
5
1016
ALAMO
6
943
ENTERPRISE
7
745
SIXT
8
535
KEDDY
9
530
NATIONAL
10
519
THRIFTY

Top 10 countries with the most sanitised car hire agents / locations

RANK
SANITISED CAR LOCATIONS
COUNTRY
1
4165
2
1612
FRANCE
3
1597
GERMANY
4
1099
ITALY
5
940
6
665
GREECE
7
653
8
595
AUSTRALIA
9
512
BRAZIL
10
395
MEXICO

FAQs about sanitised car hire

What does sanitised car hire mean?

When we identify a rental car as ‘Sanitised car’ this means that this car hire brand has committed to maintaining sanitization measures as per WHO COVID-19 guidelines, that includes the rental car itself and the rental office staff / procedures.

What car rental companies in Spain offer sanitised car hire?

22 car hire companies in Spain offer sanitised car hire including ALAMO, AVIS, BUDGET, CENTAURO, DELPASO, DOLLAR, DRIVALIA, ENTERPRISE, EUROPCAR, FIREFLY, GOLDCAR, HERTZ, HIPER, INTERRENT, KEDDY BY EUROPCAR, NATIONAL, NIZA, OK RENT A CAR, RHODIUM, SIXT, THRIFTY and TOPCAR.

What car rental companies in the USA offer sanitised car hire?

9 car hire companies in the USA offer sanitised car hire including ALAMO, AVIS, BUDGET, DOLLAR, ENTERPRISE, HERTZ, NATIONAL, SIXT and THRIFTY.

What car rental companies in Portugal offer sanitised car hire?

17 car hire companies in Portugal offer sanitised car hire including ALAMO, AVIS, BUDGET, CAEL, DOLLAR, DRIVE ON HOLIDAYS, ENTERPRISE, EUROPCAR, FIREFLY, GLOBAL RENT A CAR, GOLDCAR, GREEN MOTION, HERTZ, INTERRENT, KEDDY BY EUROPCAR, RHODIUM and THRIFTY.

Where can I find sanitised car hire?

We have over 18,000 rental agents at locations all over the world committed to offering sanitised car hire, look out for the sanitised car hire icon. A total of 96 different rental agents in 144 countries have committed to offering sanitised car hire

What car rental companies in the UK offer sanitised car hire?

13 car hire companies in the UK offer sanitised car hire including ALAMO, ARNOLD CLARK, AVIS, BUDGET, EASIRENT, ENTERPRISE, EUROPCAR, FIREFLY, GREEN MOTION, HERTZ, KEDDY BY, EUROPCAR, NATIONAL and SIXT.

What car rental companies in France offer sanitised car hire?

13 car hire companies in France offer sanitised car hire including ADA, ALAMO, AVIS, BUDGET, DOLLAR, ENTERPRISE, EUROPCAR, GOLDCAR, HERTZ, INTERRENT, RHODIUM, SIXT and THRIFTY.

What car rental companies in Italy offer sanitised car hire?

22 car hire companies in Italy offer sanitised car hire including  ALAMO, AVIS, BUCHBINDER, BUDGET, CENTAURO, DOLLAR, ENTERPRISE, EUROPCAR, FIREFLY, GLOBAL RENT A CAR, GOLDCAR, GREEN MOTION, HERTZ, INTERRENT, JOYRENT, KEDDY BY EUROPCAR, LOCAUTO, NOLEGGIARE, RHODIUM, SICILY BY CAR, SIXT and THRIFTY.

 

 

Phil Partridge
Posted: June 30, 2020 by Phil Partridge
About the Author -

Travel writer, car rental guru, Phil has rented cars all over the world and shares his knowledge and experience on the Rhinocarhire.com Blog. Favourite country to visit: France.

Last updated: Tuesday, July 14, 2020
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