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Tips when renting with Hertz:

Hertz #1 Club Gold Plus Rewards Program
The Hertz Gold Plus Rewards® program is free and very beneficial. You can enroll Here

 A) After your first Hertz Gold Rental you do not need to go to the counter again (At locations that participate in Hertz Gold Service).
They will have your receipt preprinted (and waiting for you in the car at many airports), so you can just drive out!

 B) For every dollar you spend they credit you points on the base rate of the rental and sometimes they even have double or triple point promotions.
These points can be redeemed for free rental days starting at 550 points for a weekend day or 2750 for a week.

C) Earn Elite Status quickly. You'll reach Hertz Five Star after just 7 rentals which will get you a complimentary 1 car class upgrade if available.
At 20 Rentals you'll reach Hertz Presidents Circle with a guaranteed complimentary upgrade. Upgrades are to a maximum of a premium.
There are many other benefits. check them out Here.

 AAA gives up to 1000 hertz points as a signup bonus or you can signup here for a 500 point signup bonus.

CDP
A CDP is a corporate account number but is not limited to private companies as many sales are tied with designated CDPs.
To find  cheap rates try different CDP corporate numbers many can be found in this thread or in the Car Rental Corporate Code Roundup thread.
Most CDPs do not waive underage fees with the exception of USAA (77694) but may be subject to proof of membership, and the Yeshiva Group (2046380) both waive the fee down to 18 y/o and have very good rates. AAA may also waive underage fees if the renter is above 20 years old.

Other great codes are:

Yeshiva: 2129719 Waives underage 18-19

Amex Travel Services: 1022855

AAdvatange: 217692

LAMC 3 marketing: 1906870

Yeshiva Student Association: 1876837

Chabad: 1908469

CBS Travel :  1976539

AAA: There are multiple 212 and 240 are examples or you can just type in AAA in cdp and it will come up

Car & Driver: 1757580


There are many more but we haven't found them to be cheaper then these.


To get your own CDP
You can sign up HERE if you are a sole proprietor or business owner with fewer than 100 employees.
You'll get 5 bonus credits for enrolling, an additional 5 credits for enrolling online, plus double credit for all your qualified rentals during the first 90 days after you enroll.
Every 15 credits you earn 1 free rental, and you can get a discount of up to 25% off on every rental worldwide.
After you join, you'll receive an e-mail within 2 business days to with your company's Corporate Discount Program (CDP) number and all the details of the program. Link.


CV Codes

CV codes are ConVention codes and go in the "Convention Number (CV):" box.
"CV" codes are hit or miss they can give amazing rates better then any CDP or PC or they can leave the rate the same, and they also work in conjunction with any CDP and PC code.
It doesn't hurt to add it to a reservation and can pull up flat rates of $30 a day for a premium car.
This works especially well in places that are expensive and often lowers the price substantially especially in major cities like NYC, Los Angeles, Chicago and Miami.
Meeting rates generally include unlimited mileage. CV weekend rates start at 12pm thursday through 12pm sunday. Friday pick ups, require a minimum 2 day rental. Extra day rate for weekly rentals is 1/5th of the weekly rate.

PC Codes
   
PC codes are Promotional Coupons which vary from time to time and from rental to rental check HERE for a well kept list of the current valid codes and here for an alternate list (looks like the alternate list hasn't been updated for a while - most pc's are expired).

Other Useful Tips
Play with the dates and times:There are different rates for different times (high season - low season) so if you are flexible it may pay to check days before and after pick up. Generally weekends are cheaper than weekdays so if you pick up on a weekend it can lower your rate substantially just remember weekends start at 12pm on Thursday. Additionally sometimes an extra day on a weekly rate can be much more than the rate per day with the daily rate, try making the reservation only for the week and then extending it either at pick up or even during the rental.

Local Editions: Airport rentals are generally more expensive than Local Editions as there is airport fees and taxes. So look around ideally for Hertz locations in or at airport hotels that are accessible via the airport shuttle.


One way rentals:
When you are looking for a one way rental, every country and every corporate number will give a different price, usually its 1 of the following 3, either it will cost per mile or it will be unlimited miles with a drop fee or unlimited miles with no drop fee.
Look out it happens  sometimes the car you select they will charge $0.25 per mile while the next car class over will be unlimited miles with no drop fee, when it comes to one ways always look at all the car classes, I have seen many times a midsize SUV to be cheaper then a full size car.
Another thing to note is that certain locations in the same city will have a drop fee while others will not, for example to rent one way to NY, if you return to lynbrook NY there will always be a drop fee while if you return to brooklyn there is no drop fee and JFK will have a drop fee sometimes depending which country you use, sometimes it might be worth searching other pick up and other drop off locations nearby to get a totally different rate in a one way rental.

Underage
Many Hertz CDP's waive the underage fee in the usa - for example the Yeshiva association and USAA. Some countries do not waive underage.
UK 18-21 can not rent. 21-25 30GBP underage fee - no CDP's seem to waive atm.

Hertz Rate Matching
For most of the corporate locations in Europe, the UK and Australia it is sometimes possible to get Hertz to match their competitor's price so you can continue to earn points and status and enjoy their service.
Speak to your local Travel Agent.
Competitors Hertz will match.
Europe: Auto Europe, Avis, Enterprise, EuropCar, Kemwel, and Sixt
Australia and New Zealand: All

Get a status match real quick by messaging them on Twitter



Still not happy with your rates? Try posting here!




After you have rented please share you experience with others in the What did you reserve? What did you get? thread.


Coupon Spreadsheet http://bit.ly/hertzsavings
Alternate sheet Updated quite often: http://bit.ly/HertzDDF
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #100 on: December 02, 2011, 03:14:42 PM »
Under which country would it be best to reserve in regards to best pricing and receiving some part of the insurance for free?
Also, is it a risk to switch countries? I'm renting under my hertz gold account...
Thanks.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #101 on: December 04, 2011, 01:49:22 PM »
Ye but with chile u it doesnt include liability and LDW.  With france it does. 

not so sure exactly but if you rent from a europian country like france, you might have to pay the 1st $500 if something happens  (as it is the policy in france rentals)

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #102 on: December 04, 2011, 01:54:47 PM »
i just rented a car last week and Brazil was cheapest,however, now im looking again for next week and USA is cheaper then South American country's

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #103 on: December 04, 2011, 01:57:31 PM »
Under which country would it be best to reserve in regards to best pricing and receiving some part of the insurance for free?
usually -not always- south america will be the cheapest and europian or arab countries will give you full insurance, sometimes it would be cheaper south america and paying for insurance then europian countries.
Also, is it a risk to switch countries? I'm renting under my hertz gold account...
its not a risk, i confirmed it with them and you can always say you it was reserved in that country.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #104 on: December 04, 2011, 02:37:51 PM »
To my best of knowledge though, and tried it many times... When trying to apply a voucher towards the rental, alot of times it doesnt work properly if the reservation was made under another country... Dont know why...

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #105 on: December 04, 2011, 02:52:24 PM »
i just rented a car last week and Brazil was cheapest,however, now im looking again for next week and USA is cheaper then South American country's
happens.

To my best of knowledge though, and tried it many times... When trying to apply a voucher towards the rental, alot of times it doesnt work properly if the reservation was made under another country... Dont know why...
never had an issue

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« Reply #106 on: December 04, 2011, 03:43:38 PM »
To my best of knowledge though, and tried it many times... When trying to apply a voucher towards the rental, alot of times it doesnt work properly if the reservation was made under another country... Dont know why...
reserve it without the code then call up reservations and ask them to add the coupon

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #107 on: December 06, 2011, 12:59:46 PM »
if i have a reservation made under my name on my account, am i able to change names on reservation if i decided i didnt want it? or do i must cancel it?

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« Reply #108 on: December 06, 2011, 01:18:57 PM »
if i have a reservation made under my name on my account, am i able to change names on reservation if i decided i didnt want it? or do i must cancel it?
they`ll switch it over the phone.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #109 on: December 06, 2011, 03:55:59 PM »
they`ll switch it over the phone.
if thats the case then anyone in the LAX area that wants a great deal check my post here

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #110 on: December 06, 2011, 03:59:13 PM »
Join Hertz Gold Plus Rewards Free & Get 500 Points Free = Free Weekend Day

Sign up to Hertz Gold Plus Rewards https://link.hertz.com/link/goldcorp/goldCorpRedirectView.jsp?goldcorpType=bapgold  and provide the following info:
Company Name: Yeshiva Student Association
 CDP# 1876837
 PIN Code: bapgold
When you`re done click here to sign up to for the free 500 points promotion (enough to get you a free weekend day). http://goldplus.hertz.com/
Please Note: 1) on the address query, un-click “Business Address” and click on “Home Address”. 2) they need your credit card # on file but they won`t charge it. 3) on the second page Click on “Join Hertz Gold Plus”
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #111 on: December 06, 2011, 04:06:54 PM »
Join Hertz Gold Plus Rewards Free & Get 500 Points Free = Free Weekend Day

Sign up to Hertz Gold Plus Rewards https://link.hertz.com/link/goldcorp/goldCorpRedirectView.jsp?goldcorpType=bapgold  and provide the following info:
Company Name: Yeshiva Student Association
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When you`re done click here to sign up to for the free 500 points promotion (enough to get you a free weekend day). http://goldplus.hertz.com/
Please Note: 1) on the address query, un-click “Business Address” and click on “Home Address”. 2) they need your credit card # on file but they won`t charge it. 3) on the second page Click on “Join Hertz Gold Plus”
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #112 on: December 11, 2011, 12:21:34 AM »
this may not always come out the cheapest,but when you rent with hertz france it includes,
Airport concession fee recovery    
   Loss Damage Waiver    
   Tax and other charges    
   Liability Insurance Supplement    
   Customer Facility Charge:    
   Rental Surcharge    
   Vehicle Licensing Cost Recovery    
   Energy Surcharge

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #113 on: December 11, 2011, 09:37:06 AM »
we had this conversation in a diff. thread that usually comes out much cheaper to use south america and also you might have to pay deductable if something happenes as the law is on insurance in france

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #114 on: December 11, 2011, 02:26:45 PM »
this may not always come out the cheapest,but when you rent with hertz france it includes,
Airport concession fee recovery    
   Loss Damage Waiver    
   Tax and other charges    
   Liability Insurance Supplement    
   Customer Facility Charge:    
   Rental Surcharge    
   Vehicle Licensing Cost Recovery    
   Energy Surcharge
IME u need to use the prepaid option which requires a french cc (this applies for all European countries and SA)

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #115 on: December 11, 2011, 02:48:38 PM »
IME u need to use the prepaid option which requires a french cc (this applies for all European countries and SA)
if you have hertz gold you can reserve it on your account with american CC.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #116 on: December 11, 2011, 03:34:39 PM »
thanx- u just saved me a boatload of money we're doing a one way from bklyn-chicago for $40

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #117 on: December 11, 2011, 04:39:49 PM »
just make sure it includes free miles !

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #118 on: December 11, 2011, 08:11:26 PM »
thanx- u just saved me a boatload of money we're doing a one way from bklyn-chicago for $40
please let us know if they made any problems

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #119 on: December 11, 2011, 11:07:19 PM »
anyone have experiance renting cars with hertz in brazil? im renting a car in brazil not sure what to expect good or bad if they give 5 star upgrades etc....