The COVID-19 pandemic and the government-induced lockdowns have forced people to stay home. Majority of companies have allowed their employees to work remotely. But, there has been a significant surge in eCommerce shopping. Since people are not venturing outside of their homes, they are getting used to things coming to them. Also, those who had plans to move house or office, need a commercial vehicle like, a van or truck to transport their prized belongings.

We, at T G Commercials Self Drive, noticed a dip in van and truck rental for personal reasons due to the coronavirus. But, we have noticed an increased interest amongst companies, especially eCommerce businesses to rent a lorry in Bradford. Since the online delivery businesses in all sectors are experiencing a high surge, they are unable to meet the customer demands with their limited fleet. As this situation was not planned and it is not possible to purchase a lorry, truck or such other big commercial vehicle instantly, renting is their best option and that is where we come in.

Keeping in mind the COVID-19 virus and the restrictions imposed by the government, we have certain changes in place. The changes are in sync with most other rental companies in the UK. Take a look below.

• Keeping vehicles clean and sanitized – We have always cleaned our vans or trucks after the keys are returned to us by our customers. This has been a standard service. However, recently, we have amped up our cleaning process and ensure that every vehicle that is rented from us is thoroughly sanitized. We do not leave an inch of the vehicle including the steering wheel, handles, console, dashboard, seats and so on. Both the interior and exterior of the vehicle is cleaned properly and also sanitized. We do not hand over the keys of our vehicle to our customer until we are satisfied with our cleaning.
• Our employees are encouraged to maintain their hygiene – Not only do we focus on keeping our vehicles clean, but we also encourage our employees to maintain a high standard of hygiene. We have added alcohol-based sanitisers and always remind our employees to frequently wash their hands. If any of our employees show even the slightest signs of cold or fever, we ask them to stay at home. All our employees are subject to mandatory temperature checks.
• Greater flexibility – At T G Commercials Self Drive, we are providing our customers with much greater flexibility when it comes to renting our lorry, truck or van. We are allowing you to rent our vehicles for as long as you want. You can even quickly extend your rental period if your business demands it. Our booking services are made available 24/7 and we sincerely hope to help you meet your needs at this moment of crisis. You can also easily hire more than one vehicle from us if that is your requirement. Contact us and we will try to find you the best rental solution.
• Online payment – To make sure that social distancing norms are maintaining, we are enhancing the security of our online payment methods. We strongly encourage our customers to avoid paying us by cash or even card. You can simply transfer us the money, via digital means. If you wish to know more about our payment methods, you can talk to one of our executives. This step is taken to make sure that our customers and also our employees are safe.

So, these are a few ways that the rental industry is changing. We have taken the aforementioned steps to overcome the challenges of the COVID-19. There has been a dip on our rentals, but that is mostly because people are staying at home and not allowed to venture out. But, if you need to rent a lorry, truck, van or a tipper truck, T G Commercials Self Drive is here to serve you.

To know more about our safety and health protocols that we have in place, reach out to us without any hesitation. You can also check out our fleet of commercial vehicles to find what you need. If you want any specific brand or model of truck or lorry, we can source that for you.