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What is a Geofence?

Geofences are digital boundaries that help you to keep track of all your vehicles within a pre-defined area. Virtual boundaries are created by you around areas of interest. When one of your vehicles enters or leaves a particular area of interest, an alert is triggered.

Geofences vastly improve tracking precision, enhance security, and give you real-time insights into any vehicle’s pinpoint location and usage, not to mention a reduction in false anomalies.

One of our North American clients told us: “With geofences, we know when a car is coming into a station or we can find vehicles that customers don’t always bring back to where they’re supposed to. We can find those vehicles quickly and get them back on the road.” 

Geofencing GPS telematics

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24/7 GEOFENCE MONITORING
Know instantly when any vehicle enters or exits a defined area. Keep track of movements across high-risk or restricted zones.

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CUSTOMISED CONTROL
Create zones around borders, ports, depots or rental stations. Alerts are triggered when vehicles approach, enter or leave.

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REAL-TIME ALERTS
Receive SMS or email alerts for unauthorised zone exits, late vehicle returns or unusual activty near restricted areas.

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AUTOMATED CHARGES
Automatically apply fees for entering cross-border zones, out-of-bounds or restricted locations.
Geofencing GPS telematics

Complete Control Over Vehicle Movements

Our geofencing technology lets you draw virtual boundaries around the areas that matter most to your business: rental stations, airports, city zones, even entire countries.

Once a vehicle enters or exits one of your defined zones, you’ll know about it in real-time. You’ll know if it’s heading somewhere unauthorised, entering a high-risk area, or simply returning late.

With RentalMatics, geofencing becomes a proactive business tool, not just for security, but for revenue protection, customer accountability, and operational insight.

What our clients say:

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Certain vehicles are not allowed to go into certain locations. It can be an logistical nightmare if something goes wrong in an area where we don’t have rental stations. We get an alert if the vehicle enters an unauthorised area. We can then tell the people renting the car that they’re not allowed to be there. Now we’re on the front foot!
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Stay One Step Ahead

Geofences give your teams an edge, helping them anticipate and respond to vehicle activity instantly. Whether it’s spotting unexpected detours, detecting border crossings, or catching customers entering prohibited zones, our alerts help you act fast.

This means fewer disputes, more accurate billing, and a fleet that operates exactly how it should.

Use geofences to see the estimated time of arrival and fuel levels of returning vehicles. This enables quicker vehicle turnarounds, reduced counter time and improved customer satisfaction.

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Use GeoFences to Automate, Inform, and Protect

With RentalMatics, geofences do more than draw boundaries. They inform billing, alert your teams in real time, and help you monitor operational behaviour without extra overhead. It’s 100% visibility, wherever your fleet goes.

With our unlimited geofences, the sky’s the limit when it comes to geofence creation. 

  • Your rental stations
  • Bodyshops
  • Return zones
  • Cleaning bays
  • Country or State boundary
  • Exit ports
  • Islands
  • Popular landmarks
  • Petrol/Gas stations
  • Prohibited zones
  • Toll checkpoints
  • Vehicle storage areas

What are the benefits of Geofences in telematics?

PROACTIVE SECURITY:

  • Instantly detect when a vehicle enters or exits high-risk zones like ports, borders or prohibited area. No manual monitoring needed.

  • Get real-time alerts for suspicious movements, so you can act fast to prevent theft, loss or misuse.

  • Reduce fleet vulnerabilities with always-on zone tracking that keeps your vehicles where they should be.

REVENUE PROTECTION:

  • Automatically charge for unauthorised border crossings, airport drop-offs or out-of-bounds travel. No disputes, no missed income.

  • Enforce rental agreements by detecting location breaches and applying fees instantly.

  • Turn rule-breaking into revenue by monetising non-compliant customer behaviour with automated triggers.

OPERATIONAL INSIGHT:

  • See where, when and how your vehicles are being used. Turn location data into smarter operational decisions.

  • Identify high-traffic areas or unused zones, and reposition vehicles to match demand in real time.

  • Use historical movement patterns to improve depot planning, staffing, and asset allocation.

ACCOUNTABILITY:

  • Prove or disprove claims instantly with location-stamped movement data. Less back-and-forth with customers.

  • Show customers you’re serious about compliance by tracking exactly where your vehicles go.

  • Reduce fraud and disputes with irrefutable evidence of unauthorised or unexpected trips.

Innovation that pushes boundaries

So now you know how geofencing works, but why do you need it?

With the Rentalmatics platform it’s all about the instant alerts. You’ll be notified of unusual vehicle movements, excessive speed, unauthorised zone entries, and border crossings that have a charge. Trackers can also notify you and the authorities if a vehicle leaves a designated area.

It also saves time and money in day-to-day admin, with accurate lot management and quick inventory checks. So that’s enhanced security, streamlined operations and better customer service in one innovative tracking system.

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Needs Analysis

We get to know you and your business needs

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Devices Connected

Tracking devices are shipped to your
required locations. Device installation takes just minutes per vehicle. Full training is provided. Already have trackers installed? We can work with those too.

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Rental System Integration

Your rental system is connected to RentalMatics. Staff accounts and user permissions created. Staff training begins.

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Make better, data-informed decisions from day one. Our Support Team will be with you every step of the way.

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