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Wheelchair-accessible rental cars

Wheelchair accessible cars

We at VroomVroomVroom want the best for our customers, including those who have special needs. Our car rental partners Hertz, Sixt, and Thrifty offer wheelchair-accessible rental vehicles in their fleet, and you can find them in select locations. These wheelchair-accessible rental vehicles are listed to meet the needs of persons with disability and their families or caregiver.

Hertz, Sixt and Thrifty, have tied up with Automobility Pty Ltd to provide vehicles for people with limited mobility so they can easily transport their wheelchairs without any problems. The industry leader in Wheelchair Access Vehicle (WAV) conversions modified the vehicles of our car rental providers listed to meet the needs of persons with disability and their families or caregiver.

How to rent a wheelchair-accessible vehicle?

The wheelchair-accessible vehicles are available in selected locations in Australia and should show up on the results page where you can book them. Just do a normal search on our booking form and if a wheelchair-accessible vehicle is available for the location that you searched for, it should appear in the list of vehicles.

What type of wheelchair-accessible vehicles do our car rental providers offer?

Hertz

Hertz offers the following wheelchair-accessible vehicles:

  • Kia Carnival or similar
    • Five seats plus rear wheelchair access.
    • Six seats plus rear wheelchair access.
    • Seven seats plus rear wheelchair access.

Sixt

Currently, Sixt offers a Toyota Commuter vehicle or similar.  It can accommodate one wheelchair user and twelve passengers.

Thrifty

Thrifty offers the following wheelchair-accessible vehicles:

  • Kia Carnival or similar
    • Five seats plus rear wheelchair access.
    • Six seats plus rear wheelchair access.
    • Seven seats plus rear wheelchair access.


Overall Specifications of wheelchair-accessible vehicles

Wheel chair accessible

Wheelchair size

  • Width: up to 750mm
  • Length: up to 1300mm
  • Wheelchair occupant
  • Total weight (wheelchair and occupant): 300kg

Dimensional limits

  • Entry height: 1430mm
  • Internal clearance: 1500mm
  • Width of wheelchair space: 800mm

Ramp information

  • Aluminium ramp with spring assistance, approx. 3kg force to lift
  • Ramp angle: 12 degrees
  • Locking mechanism: two-stage locks on each side
  • Ramp release: centrally mounted handle

Wheelchair restraints

  • Front: electrically operated units
  • Rear: manual over centre latch units

VroomVroomVroom’s main goal is not only for our customers to have the best car rental booking experience, but also to have a pleasant trip as well. With these wheelchair-accessible rental vehicles, people with limited mobility can now travel more comfortably.