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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 #3020 on: May 07, 2014, 07:21:40 PM »
Oh, yeah. Well there's a bunch of codes/coupons attached to the reservation. Not sure if any of them waive the early return fee.
Why don't you just PM SamKey and ask him
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #3021 on: May 07, 2014, 07:24:06 PM »
Why don't you just PM SamKey and ask him
You should be fine

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #3022 on: May 07, 2014, 07:57:49 PM »
Why don't you just PM SamKey and ask him
I spoke with him. He said normally they don't make a big deal when you return early. When I called Hertz to see about changing it now to 2 days, they said the rate would go up, so I'm just going to play it by ear.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #3023 on: May 07, 2014, 09:41:22 PM »
I spoke with him. He said normally they don't make a big deal when you return early. When I called Hertz to see about changing it now to 2 days, they said the rate would go up, so I'm just going to play it by ear.

I don't think you'll have any issue.

Also if you return it more than half an hour after the time of day that you picked it up it will count as a third day. I don't know your schedule, but that might solve your problem.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #3024 on: May 07, 2014, 11:04:51 PM »
I don't think you'll have any issue.

Also if you return it more than half an hour after the time of day that you picked it up it will count as a third day. I don't know your schedule, but that might solve your problem.

Probably won't be able to do that as I need to be at the airport at 7AM and don't plan on picking it up that early on the date I pick up.

When I called Hertz they were saying they can't guarantee the rate if I return it just a half hour early! They also said if I'm a half hour late to pickup there's no guarantee the car will still be available. That's all gotta be DROPR.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #3025 on: May 08, 2014, 08:25:25 AM »
Probably won't be able to do that as I need to be at the airport at 7AM and don't plan on picking it up that early on the date I pick up.

When I called Hertz they were saying they can't guarantee the rate if I return it just a half hour early! They also said if I'm a half hour late to pickup there's no guarantee the car will still be available. That's all gotta be DROPR.

This.

I never rented in Italy, but in the US, I regularly come late and never had any problem...

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #3026 on: May 08, 2014, 08:42:20 AM »
This.

I never rented in Italy, but in the US, I regularly come late and never had any problem...
Great, thanks

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #3027 on: May 08, 2014, 08:56:58 AM »
Can I use a pc with a hertz points rental?

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #3028 on: May 08, 2014, 08:59:24 AM »
Can I use a pc with a hertz points rental?
No. When you use points it generates a pc, and you could only use one pc per rental
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« Reply #3029 on: May 08, 2014, 08:59:43 AM »
Can I use a pc with a hertz points rental?
No. When you use points it generates a pc, and you could only use one pc per rental
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« Reply #3030 on: May 08, 2014, 06:56:48 PM »
No. When you use points it generates a pc, and you could only use one pc per rental
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #3031 on: May 08, 2014, 06:59:26 PM »
Can I use a pc with a hertz points rental?
And one more thing... Don't return a car early that was booked with points, as the pc code will fall out, and the full fare will be charged

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« Reply #3032 on: May 08, 2014, 10:43:06 PM »
And one more thing... Don't return a car early that was booked with points, as the pc code will fall out, and the full fare will be charged
Are you sure ? I have never had that happen....
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #3033 on: May 09, 2014, 01:15:44 AM »
Are you sure ? I have never had that happen....
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #3034 on: May 19, 2014, 04:21:56 PM »
Hi,
I am trying to rent a car for this weekend Thu to Sun from CVG airport, and the cheapest base rate i am getting is $16 per day but when i apply a PC to the rental, the base goes up to $50+ , any suggestion?

Thanks in advanced!
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #3035 on: May 19, 2014, 04:26:13 PM »
Hi,
I am trying to rent a car for this weekend Thu to Sun from CVG airport, and the cheapest base rate i am getting is $16 per day but when i apply a PC to the rental, the base goes up to $50+ , any suggestion?

Thanks in advanced!
make the reservation without the PC, then modify reservation and put PC in and see if it still changes the base rate
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #3036 on: May 19, 2014, 04:29:01 PM »
make the reservation without the PC, then modify reservation and put PC in and see if it still changes the base rate
tries that and still jumping to $50
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #3037 on: May 19, 2014, 04:35:12 PM »
Hi,
I am trying to rent a car for this weekend Thu to Sun from CVG airport, and the cheapest base rate i am getting is $16 per day but when i apply a PC to the rental, the base goes up to $50+ , any suggestion?

Thanks in advanced!
Are you using a specific CDP#? Those usually affect the rates.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #3038 on: May 19, 2014, 04:41:26 PM »
Yes Usaa
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #3039 on: May 19, 2014, 05:07:06 PM »
Yes Usaa
Try using a different CDP and see if that changes anything.