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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 #6260 on: June 22, 2017, 08:18:24 AM »
No. Although sometimes it will tell you on the contract how much an extra day will cost.
Keep in mind that hertz changed their your policy in this area.
It used to be that if you can keep a car for an extra day without informing them , and  they would just charge you for the for additional day.
 Now they charge a service fee of like $12 if you don't tell them 24 hours before the rental is over that you wish to extend it.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6261 on: June 22, 2017, 01:13:24 PM »
I'm paying $40 a year and it includes 3 members.  Worth every penny, and i dont use it for underage!
(First year promo)
How can i get the same offer?
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6262 on: June 22, 2017, 01:19:31 PM »
How can i get the same offer?
My friend had told me he paid that amount for 2 members. I called them, they were willing to offer that price. (Even though that wasnt the advertised  price. )

A month later they sent me a promo in the mail to add another member for the duration of the first year for free.

Try calling them. New members only.

Btw this is for AAA mid-atlantic.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6263 on: June 25, 2017, 04:26:45 PM »
how is it working with hertz?
i know by enterprise and national u can just go in to any location to exchange your car during a rental,
i have now a car from hertz and would like to exchange it can i just go to my local airport to exchange it? or can they make a hard time?

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6264 on: June 25, 2017, 05:56:35 PM »
Hi,

  When taking a rental for 2-3 months, how do I deal with the cc insurance policy that it covers only reservations of 30 days? can Hertz renew my agreement every 30 days automatically (like National) or I need to go down to the location? and if I need to go down must I go to the same location or I can go to any location I want?

TIA 

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6265 on: June 25, 2017, 07:35:44 PM »
Hi,

  When taking a rental for 2-3 months, how do I deal with the cc insurance policy that it covers only reservations of 30 days? can Hertz renew my agreement every 30 days automatically (like National) or I need to go down to the location? and if I need to go down must I go to the same location or I can go to any location I want?

TIA 
Just as a note, look into the CC coverage details, you might need at least 24hours between rentals.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6266 on: June 25, 2017, 10:45:31 PM »
how is it working with hertz?
i know by enterprise and national u can just go in to any location to exchange your car during a rental,
i have now a car from hertz and would like to exchange it can i just go to my local airport to exchange it? or can they make a hard time?
You can go in to exchange at anytime. The only thing you need to know, if you got an upgrade for no reason the exchange branch can give you the actual size that you confirmed.
Hi,

  When taking a rental for 2-3 months, how do I deal with the cc insurance policy that it covers only reservations of 30 days? can Hertz renew my agreement every 30 days automatically (like National) or I need to go down to the location? and if I need to go down must I go to the same location or I can go to any location I want?

TIA
I've done alot of research on this a few years ago. The best thing is to switch CCs every 30 days. Regarding going down to the branch, I was told sometimes that it's a requirement.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6267 on: June 26, 2017, 03:58:14 PM »
Just as a note, look into the CC coverage details, you might need at least 24hours between rentals.
with amex u dont need 24 hours correct?

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6268 on: June 26, 2017, 04:00:30 PM »
i have been treated terrible by a local hertz location, and they refused to exchange my car after i have been send down by roadside assistance, where is the best place to complain about it?
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6269 on: June 27, 2017, 09:20:24 AM »
I am renting a car from the denver international airport in late august and I became a New Hertz gold plus member. Do I still have to go the counter and wait of the regular line if this is my first time renting from hertz? Is there a separate counter for a gold member? thanks

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6270 on: June 27, 2017, 09:26:05 AM »
I am renting a car from the denver international airport in late august and I became a New Hertz gold plus member. Do I still have to go the counter and wait of the regular line if this is my first time renting from hertz? Is there a separate counter for a gold member? thanks
Yes, the first time you still need to go inside to swipe your credit card and put your signature on file.
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6271 on: June 27, 2017, 09:32:01 AM »
Yes, the first time you still need to go inside to swipe your credit card and put your signature on file.
Is there a separate line for gold members or do you have to go on the regular line?

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6272 on: June 27, 2017, 09:34:53 AM »
Is there a separate line for gold members or do you have to go on the regular line?
In an airport there should be a separate building or kiosk for gold memebers
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6273 on: June 27, 2017, 09:47:18 AM »
In an airport there should be a separate building or kiosk for gold memebers
Anyway to verify my cc and id at a local hertz without renting a car?

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6274 on: June 27, 2017, 10:13:44 AM »
I am renting a car from the denver international airport in late august and I became a New Hertz gold plus member. Do I still have to go the counter and wait of the regular line if this is my first time renting from hertz? Is there a separate counter for a gold member? thanks
There may be a separate counter, but you will most likely need to talk to someone if this is your first time using them.
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6275 on: June 27, 2017, 11:59:35 AM »
Having reservations later afternoon in jfk for 2 months for a minivan, have been there today in the morning with a friend and the manager told me my options will be a sienna (most probably LE) or a kia sedona (with leather)

i never drove the kia before so i dont know which one is better, would really appreciate if anyone can help me make my decision?
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6276 on: June 27, 2017, 01:49:22 PM »
Having reservations later afternoon in jfk for 2 months for a minivan, have been there today in the morning with a friend and the manager told me my options will be a sienna (most probably LE) or a kia sedona (with leather)

i never drove the kia before so i dont know which one is better, would really appreciate if anyone can help me make my decision?
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my reservation is in 1 hour, i would appreciate if anyone can help me?
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6277 on: June 27, 2017, 02:30:45 PM »
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my reservation is in 1 hour, i would appreciate if anyone can help me?
Seriously? It's not like you're buying or even leasing the car. Just take one and be happy with it.
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6278 on: June 27, 2017, 02:39:05 PM »
Seriously? It's not like you're buying or even leasing the car. Just take one and be happy with it.
Well two months is a significant amount of time

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6279 on: June 27, 2017, 04:47:08 PM »
Well two months is a significant amount of time
Take the Sienna.