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Tips when renting with Hertz:

Hertz #1 Club Gold Plus Rewards Program
The Hertz Gold Plus RewardsŪ 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 #5420 on: December 14, 2015, 08:52:43 AM »
Awesome

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #5421 on: December 17, 2015, 05:40:36 PM »
I just let 1500 points expire...  :-[
Last rental activity was just over 24 months ago. I was counting on something like this to save me
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Sep 2, 2015    Bonus Points Earned  Fall Registration Bonus  N/A  25
any chance? play dumb?

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Points will not expire as long as you have a Hertz Gold Plus Rewards rental activity in the prior 24 months. Activity means a Gold Plus Rewards Point was either earned or redeemed on a rental.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #5422 on: December 29, 2015, 09:00:59 PM »
I've been placed on the Herzt DNR list 5 years ago (for an honest mistake). Has anyone had success getting off their blacklist?

If needed, please PM
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #5423 on: December 29, 2015, 09:15:23 PM »
I've been placed on the Herzt DNR list 5 years ago (for an honest mistake). Has anyone had success getting off their blacklist?

If needed, please PM
You've unsuccessfully contacted corporate?
Who do you think you are fooling? You think you are going to pull a quick one on your Creator? Good luck with that.
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #5424 on: December 29, 2015, 09:22:05 PM »
You've unsuccessfully contacted corporate?
Never tried that :-\. Do you know of someone who succeeded? Should I write or call?
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #5425 on: December 29, 2015, 09:23:57 PM »
Never tried that :-\. Do you know of someone who succeeded? Should I write or call?
I would call first, then email.
(I have no firsthand experience.)
Who do you think you are fooling? You think you are going to pull a quick one on your Creator? Good luck with that.
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #5426 on: December 29, 2015, 09:56:44 PM »
I would call first, then email.
(I have no firsthand experience.)
Ime (not hertz though) email corporate and they end up calling you

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #5427 on: December 29, 2015, 10:02:33 PM »
I've been placed on the Herzt DNR list 5 years ago (for an honest mistake). Has anyone had success getting off their blacklist?

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Can't say it's easy but it could be done. (You could just switch your license to a dif state though) so much easier....

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #5428 on: December 29, 2015, 10:53:44 PM »
I've been placed on the Herzt DNR list 5 years ago (for an honest mistake). Has anyone had success getting off their blacklist?

If needed, please PM
My brother had something like that for an authorized driver who got into an accident. Amex paid for the damage but because my bro didn't tell Hertz who it was they put him on DNR. He's off it now but I don't remember what he did, I don't think it was too hard though.

But then again, if you can
Can't say it's easy but it could be done. (You could just switch your license to a dif state though) so much easier....
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #5429 on: December 29, 2015, 11:52:39 PM »
Don't see as an option to switch my license to a different state.

@LechatchilehAriber, would it be possible for you to find out?
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #5430 on: December 30, 2015, 12:43:22 AM »
Anyone with pc codes?

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #5431 on: December 30, 2015, 12:58:51 AM »
I've been placed on the Herzt DNR list 5 years ago (for an honest mistake). Has anyone had success getting off their blacklist?

If needed, please PM
I got added to DNR for disputing a charge on a rental. Took a while (and lots of persistence), but I managed to get myself removed.

Call the DNR office 866-777-6095 (M-F, 7AM - 7PM CST). Ask them to investigate why you got added to DNR(might take some time, ask for a follow-up call from them, or ask for a time-frame to call them back). Once you hear their "official" side, tell them your side of the story. If it was in fact an honest mistake, explain how / why you got to that mistake. If you have any documentation / evidence to corroborate your side offer to send that in.
You'll probably need the RR (Rental Record) # when you call, so go through your account or email and try to have that handy.

The DNR office is only 2-3 people from what I understood, so if you don't get through to anyone on your first try, keep calling.
Once you start the process, if you're not happy with what the rep tells you, argue it out as much as you could. You probably can't just call back and start the process anew since you'll be dealing with the same people.
Their email is dnrus@hertz.com.

I'd be happy to answer any other questions you may have.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #5432 on: December 30, 2015, 01:34:02 AM »
Don't see as an option to switch my license to a different state.

@LechatchilehAriber, would it be possible for you to find out?
Option?! As long as u have proof of address somewhere else just go to dnv

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #5433 on: December 30, 2015, 09:34:45 AM »
I got added to DNR for disputing a charge on a rental. Took a while (and lots of persistence), but I managed to get myself removed.

Call the DNR office 866-777-6095 (M-F, 7AM - 7PM CST). Ask them to investigate why you got added to DNR(might take some time, ask for a follow-up call from them, or ask for a time-frame to call them back). Once you hear their "official" side, tell them your side of the story. If it was in fact an honest mistake, explain how / why you got to that mistake. If you have any documentation / evidence to corroborate your side offer to send that in.
You'll probably need the RR (Rental Record) # when you call, so go through your account or email and try to have that handy.

The DNR office is only 2-3 people from what I understood, so if you don't get through to anyone on your first try, keep calling.
Once you start the process, if you're not happy with what the rep tells you, argue it out as much as you could. You probably can't just call back and start the process anew since you'll be dealing with the same people.
Their email is dnrus@hertz.com.

I'd be happy to answer any other questions you may have.
Thanks for your detailed response!
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #5434 on: December 30, 2015, 09:56:57 AM »
Thanks for your detailed response!
No problem. Good luck!

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #5435 on: December 31, 2015, 03:12:54 PM »
The new Hertz Convention Code (CV) for 2016 is 022L4585. Use it on any rental in conjunction with any CDP and PC for even greater savings.
Contact me at abereich19@gmail.com for all help and info.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #5436 on: January 04, 2016, 11:40:55 AM »
I had a 2 day reservation in Lakewood for 8:00AM on Tuesday for a Minivan for $116. I called the local branch to switch it for 5:30PM today (Monday) he put me on hold and said "Okay, all done, no problem. See you tonight."
However when I check the price on the reservation for tonight, it says $187! (He also modified the return date and time - it is still a 2 day rental) What should I do now? Should I call them now, or wait till I get to the desk and tell them "You never told me about a price change!" What do you think will happen?

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #5437 on: January 04, 2016, 11:56:41 AM »
I had a 2 day reservation in Lakewood for 8:00AM on Tuesday for a Minivan for $116. I called the local branch to switch it for 5:30PM today (Monday) he put me on hold and said "Okay, all done, no problem. See you tonight."
However when I check the price on the reservation for tonight, it says $187! (He also modified the return date and time - it is still a 2 day rental) What should I do now? Should I call them now, or wait till I get to the desk and tell them "You never told me about a price change!" What do you think will happen?
He may have removed some code/s you put in.

Can you try making a new reservation online for the new times at the "correct" price? (and then if that works cancel the one that he changed..)

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #5438 on: January 04, 2016, 11:59:23 AM »
He may have removed some code/s you put in.

Can you try making a new reservation online for the new times at the "correct" price? (and then if that works cancel the one that he changed..)
No, I tried making a new res for the new times
 It still comes out to $187. I just made a new one for the old times and it is still $116

Help!!!
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #5439 on: January 04, 2016, 12:58:34 PM »
I had a 2 day reservation in Lakewood for 8:00AM on Tuesday for a Minivan for $116. I called the local branch to switch it for 5:30PM today (Monday) he put me on hold and said "Okay, all done, no problem. See you tonight."
However when I check the price on the reservation for tonight, it says $187! (He also modified the return date and time - it is still a 2 day rental) What should I do now? Should I call them now, or wait till I get to the desk and tell them "You never told me about a price change!" What do you think will happen?
I'm getting close to my 4 hour cancellation deadline, any ideas?