Vehicle and fleet cleaning is the scheduled cleaning and valeting of commercial vehicle fleets - vans, HGVs, buses, taxis, and pool cars. Optus Glean UK cleans fleets nationwide to a documented specification, from routine exterior and interior valeting to periodic deep cleans, using PAYE-employed, DBS-checked operatives on fixed monthly pricing across every depot.
What fleet cleaning covers
A fleet contract keeps your vehicles presentable, hygienic, and roadworthy in appearance: exterior wash, wheels and glass, interior vacuum, cab and touchpoint wipe-down, waste removal, and consumables. The scope, frequency, and turnaround are agreed up front in a written specification - the same disciplined approach behind our commercial cleaning contracts, applied to vehicles instead of buildings.
Routine valeting vs periodic deep cleans
Most fleets run on a routine valeting schedule with periodic deep cleans layered on - full interior shampoo, sanitisation, and detailing at set intervals or on driver handover. We combine both in one contract so vehicles never fall below standard, drawing on the same methods as our deep cleaning service.
Specialist vehicles: ambulances and emergency fleets
Patient-transport and emergency vehicles need infection-control decontamination, not just valeting. We handle these as a specialist line under ambulance and emergency-vehicle cleaning, cleaning to standards aligned with the NHS National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2025 and CQC infection-control expectations - the same IPC discipline as our healthcare cleaning work.
One contract across every depot
If your fleet is spread across multiple depots or regions, you should not have to book a different local valeter at each. We deliver fleet cleaning under one agreement through multi-site cleaning and national account management - one standard, one account manager, one invoice across the whole operation.
Vetting and directly-employed teams
Every operative is PAYE-employed and DBS-checked (Disclosure Scotland / AccessNI in Scotland and Northern Ireland) before assignment, with enhanced vetting where vehicles carry patients or the public. We do not use gig labour - see our DBS checks for cleaners guide.
Fleet types we clean
| Fleet type | Typical scope | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Van & LCV fleets | Exterior wash, interior valet, cab hygiene | Depot-based, scheduled rounds |
| HGV & logistics | Exterior, cab, curtain-side, touchpoints | Turnaround windows around loading |
| Buses & coaches | Interior deep clean, saloon, driver area | Out-of-service overnight cleans |
| Taxis & PHV | Interior valet, sanitisation, touchpoints | Frequent turnaround |
| Pool & company cars | Valet on handover, periodic deep clean | Driver-change resets |
| Ambulances & emergency | IPC decontamination (specialist line) | See ambulance cleaning |