Cookie Policy
Last updated: 1 September 2026
1. About this Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains how Alco Van Hire uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website at alcovanhire.co.uk.
We use essential technologies required for the website to operate, and, where you give us permission, analytics technologies to help us understand how visitors use our website.
Some features on our website are provided by third-party services. These services may use their own cookies or similar technologies when the relevant feature is enabled.
2. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They can be used to remember information about your visit, help websites function correctly, or provide information about how a website is used.
We also use local storage, which is a similar browser technology, to remember your cookie preferences.
3. How we use cookies and similar technologies
We use the following categories:
Essential technologies
These are required for the website and its basic functions to operate. They cannot be disabled through our cookie preference tool.
Our cookie consent system stores your cookie preference in your browser's local storage using:
alco_cookie_consent
This does not contain personal information. It records whether you have permitted analytics and functional technologies.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited and how visitors interact with the site.
Google Analytics is only loaded when you give permission for analytics.
Where analytics is permitted, Google Analytics may set cookies including:
_ga
_ga_GK9S2ZR96P
These cookies are used to distinguish users and maintain information about visits and sessions.
We configure Google Analytics with IP anonymisation.
If you reject analytics cookies, Google Analytics is not loaded by our website.
Functional technologies
Some features of our website require third-party services to operate.
These include:
Google Maps
We use Google Maps to provide interactive maps and directions. Google Maps is only loaded when you give permission for functional technologies.
Google may use cookies, local storage or other technologies when Google Maps is loaded. These technologies are controlled by Google and may change over time.
Google reCAPTCHA
We use Google reCAPTCHA on certain forms to help protect the website against spam and automated submissions.
reCAPTCHA is only loaded on pages where it is required for the relevant form or function.
Google may use cookies, local storage or other technologies as part of providing reCAPTCHA.
Some pages contain a Facebook Page plugin provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited. When this feature is loaded, Facebook/Meta may use cookies or similar technologies.
The Facebook feature is provided by a third party and is subject to Meta's own privacy and cookie policies.
4. Third-party booking system
Our vehicle booking system is provided by a separate third-party service operated by ProHire/SecureWebBookings.
When you select a vehicle and continue to the booking system, you are transferred from the Alco Van Hire website to a separate website.
The booking system has its own cookie and privacy policies and may use cookies and similar technologies on its own website.
These cookies are not set by Alco Van Hire while you are browsing the Alco Van Hire website.
Once you leave the Alco Van Hire website and enter the third-party booking system, the third party's own cookie and privacy policies apply.
5. Managing your preferences
When you first visit our website, you can choose whether to allow analytics and functional technologies.
You can:
Accept all optional technologies;
Reject optional technologies; or
Manage your preferences individually.
You can change your preferences at any time using the Cookie Settings option on our website.
If you reject optional technologies, some features that rely on third-party services, such as Google Maps, may not be available.
6. Changes to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, the services we use, or legal requirements.
The date at the top of this policy shows when it was last updated.
7. Contact us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact Alco Van Hire using the contact details provided on our website.
Alco Van Hire
Pittvale Service Station
Romsey Road
Winchester
SO22 5QN
Telephone: 01962 67 00 67
8. Further information
For information about how we process personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.
