How to disinfect my car against COVID-19?
To disinfect your car and protect yourself against a possible COVID-19 infection, the main thing is to regularly maintain a hygiene and cleaning routine, both personally and in relation to your surroundings, objects and the people around you.
After more than 2 months confined to our homes to deal with the pandemic caused by COVID-19, businesses and households are gradually returning to normality. Travel is increasing again and, as this continues, preventive measures are essential when getting back into the routine.
Authorities recommend private transport whenever possible
Health authorities recommend the use of private transport (car, bicycle, motorbike, scooter, etc.) whenever possible. In this case, as well as when returning to daily work using public transport, it is necessary to do so with caution to avoid new infections.
Going back to work means that many of these journeys will be made by private vehicle, and cars have many surfaces on which the COVID-19 virus can survive for up to 72 hours. For this reason, it is advisable to clean and disinfect the vehicle every time we use it with bleach or alcohol-based liquid.
5 Actions or Tips to disinfect your car from Covid-19
Clean the door handle, steering wheel and gear lever daily
To do this, soak a cloth or kitchen paper with disinfectant liquid and carefully scrub the surfaces. Remember! If you use kitchen paper, throw it in the organic waste bin (you should not recycle it) once you have finished. If, on the other hand, you have used a cloth, you should discard it or wash it in the washing machine at more than 60º.
Pay close attention to the floor mats
Floor mats are, without any doubt, one of the parts of the car that accumulate the most dirt due to their direct contact with shoes. Therefore, if you have fabric mats, the first thing you should do is vacuum them well and wash them with a disinfectant liquid.
Clean the dashboard, a hotspot for bacteria and viruses
We recommend cleaning it with a fibre cloth soaked in disinfectant liquid. Do not forget any corner and then throw the cloth away!
Pay attention to the ventilation grilles
The care of the grilles should be constant, so it is very important to keep them free of any kind of obstruction and remove dust from them regularly with the help of a brush or a vacuum cleaner.
Clean the windows
Use a cloth with soap or disinfectant liquid to clean this area of the car, which is one of the most exposed to the outside.
These are some of the recommendations that the Ministry of Health, together with the DGT, suggest for disinfecting your vehicle and protecting both you and those around you.
All these measures can also be applied to workplaces, where interpersonal distance must be ensured in common areas and staff gatherings in shared spaces should be avoided.
If you need to park in a somewhat safer way than on the street, it is advisable to use underground parking, which has limited capacity. You can use our website apparkya.es to book parking days, or even contact our staff for more information.
A good option to use parking in an economical and flexible way is the flexiparking card, a time-bonus card that can be used according to your needs.
How to request your flexiparking card
1. You need the Club Card to start the process
If you do not have it, request yours free of charge through the website: www.practicaparking.es or at the Arenal car park
2. Call us on 954 21 02 19 or come with your Club Card to the parking control point
You can also contact us by pressing the information button (intercom) on the payment machine, where an operator will help you manage your flexiparking.
In addition, once you top it up with the balance you want (25, 50 or 100 hours), you will not have any contact with any physical element, since the number plate reader at the entrance will recognise the associated licence plate and open the barrier for you. The same happens when you leave the APPARKYA car park: you only have to approach the exit barrier and the number plate reader will recognise your licence plate and open the barrier, deducting exactly the minutes of stay you have used.
