Europcar offers emergency assistance

Europcar customers now have access to emergency medical transportation through the introduction of its emergency medical assistance product.

With this new product offering, customers have access to emergency medical transportation 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in the event of a medical emergency when using Europcar’s rental vehicles.

The emergency medical assistance, provided by Europ Assistance, gives customers access to an independent national network of about 5 000 emergency medical personnel ready to respond to a call.

At just R20 a day, the cover includes the following benefits: 24-hour emergency advice and assistance call centre; immediate dispatch of emergency medical services in order to provide life-saving assistance; emergency transportation by air or road ambulance; following an accident, the customer’s children are transported to a place of safety and return of mortal remains in the event of a death as a result of a medical emergency.

This cover is valid for travel in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland and Lesotho.