This product from Black and Decker will do traditional floor hoovering duties, and the floor function will even clean the footwells and boot of your vehicle.

Good for both home and car, it features two attachments, a wider one with a brush to loosen dirt and hair before suction and the other designed for crevices and tight spaces. For example, a motorhome or van may well merit the investment in a powerful suction, dual function, upright and handheld vacuum. A vacuum cleaner that cannot generate enough suction to clean up your car quickly and efficiently will be a source of frustration and potentially a waste of money.Overall, this is a good choice for a ready-to-go handheld vacuum that’s good for both home and automotive applications. This little number from Gtech has many of the advantages of a full-sized vacuum but in a tiny handheld package that’s perfect for car interiors. Your choice will depend on your budget, the number and type of passengers - pets included - that regularly populate your vehicle and even the vehicle type itself. It will work as a normal upright vacuum which is useful for larger boot floors and footwells found in MPVs and SUVs, but it converts into a handheld device for the more detailed work around seats and recesses.

Some handheld vacuum cleaners do not retain all of the dust they collect as some of it gets released back into the air due to poor filtration but this has a three-stage filtration process that makes sure whatever goes in stays in. batteries which will give less runtime but, of course, if you have more than one you can simply swap them over to keep on your cleaning session.Yes’ it’s not cheap and only makes sense if you need that upright vacuum cleaner replacement, but it does boast an impressive degree of utility. Another popular type is the stick vacuum, which is extremely maneuverable, keeping your physical exertion to a minimum. When you put your hand up against it you will feel it pull your hand onto it as opposed to you having to place your hand on it.

Another spendier option for those who are looking for dual-function, combined home-upright and car-handheld vacuum cleaner is this option from the trusted VAX brand. C ORDLESS DESIGN: This hand vacuum cleaner is cord-free and hassle-free which can free your movement for cleaning. QUICK CHARGE: Adopted the latest fast charge technology and the latest generation of Li-ion batteries. In that case, we reckon that Vax Blade 5 would serve you well, but for a little runabout the top-selling VacLife Handheld Vacuum may well do the job. You don’t want to be getting the main vacuum cleaner out to clear up small amounts of food spillages or bits of pet hair that pop up during the week in between the main cleaning cycle so you need something reliable and quick to do the odd jobs.However, one of the most useful tools you can have in the ongoing battle against both the inevitable deterioration of your car’s interior appearance and the day-to-day accumulation of dust, dirt and general rubbish, is a battery operated handheld vacuum cleaner.