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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 #6600 on: March 10, 2018, 11:39:33 PM »
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Technically, $ off vouchers are usable as One Way vouchers (example: $100 off voucher bought for $80).
true, but It's a dollar off.
Not a free day.
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6601 on: March 10, 2018, 11:56:12 PM »
true, but It's a dollar off.
Not a free day.
He didn’t mention free day, he mentioned voucher for one way rental..

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6602 on: March 11, 2018, 12:36:54 AM »
does anyone sell hertz one way vouchers?
i have $25 off vouchers
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6603 on: March 15, 2018, 04:16:55 PM »
Why doesn't any PC work in Hertz Brooklyn - Atlantic Avenue HLE location?

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6604 on: March 19, 2018, 02:48:17 PM »
i forgot to cancel a reservation for today, does hertz charge u anything if u dont show up for your reservation?
its a pay later reservations
   
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6605 on: March 19, 2018, 02:49:24 PM »
i forgot to cancel a reservation for today, does hertz charge u anything if u dont show up for your reservation?
its a pay later reservations
 
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6606 on: March 19, 2018, 02:51:13 PM »
i forgot to cancel a reservation for today, does hertz charge u anything if u dont show up for your reservation?
its a pay later reservations
 
Normally not, but sometimes you have a guaranteed reservation that's cost $50-$100 for a no show, they'd warn of that before you book it

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6607 on: March 19, 2018, 04:51:34 PM »
just picked up a car at an HLE, reserved midsize got a KIA optima,
would like a crossover/SUV can i go to an airport location and switch to a different car from the PC aisle?(PC member)
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6608 on: March 19, 2018, 04:56:43 PM »
just picked up a car at an HLE, reserved midsize got a KIA optima,
would like a crossover/SUV can i go to an airport location and switch to a different car from the PC aisle?(PC member)
Depending on the management there, it'll be easier if there is something wrong with the car, as official policy is they can't swap the car if there is nothing wrong.
They may also want to limit you according to what they want to give out for example just the other day I was denied a Chrysler 300 because it was the only one they had in the lot but they were willing to give an Avalon instead because they don't mind losing one of those being that they have many
ETA: there was nothing wrong with the car, just it was a Camaro and they were very excited to get on of those in
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6609 on: March 19, 2018, 04:58:18 PM »
Depending on the management there, it'll be easier if there is something wrong with the car, as official policy is they can't swap the car if there is nothing wrong.
They may also want to limit you according to what they want to give out for example just the other day I was denied a Chrysler 300 because it was the only one they had in the lot but they were willing to give an Avalon instead because they don't mind losing one of those being that they have many
nothing wrong with the car, id just prefer a crossover instead of a car..  not sure how reasonable of an excuse it is
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6610 on: March 19, 2018, 05:00:13 PM »
nothing wrong with the car, id just prefer a crossover instead of a car..  not sure how reasonable of an excuse it is
You can try to call ahead, as always if it's out of tristate area it'll probably be easier
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6611 on: March 19, 2018, 05:04:32 PM »
Last week I changed in a car at EWR due to an accident, the manager only wanted to give exactly what I reserved even though I'm PC.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6612 on: March 19, 2018, 05:10:30 PM »
Last week I changed in a car at EWR due to an accident, the manager only wanted to give exactly what I reserved even though I'm PC.
thanks got that DP was thinking of heading there now I know not to
Heading to Vermont anyone know if there's an airport on the way?
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6613 on: March 19, 2018, 05:13:10 PM »
Last week I changed in a car at EWR due to an accident, the manager only wanted to give exactly what I reserved even though I'm PC.
Knowing EWR I wouldn't be surprised if they would deny you even that
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« Reply #6614 on: March 19, 2018, 05:14:10 PM »
thanks got that DP was thinking of heading there now I know not to
Heading to Vermont anyone know if there's an airport on the way?
On hertz.com you can search according to an exact location, so you try somewhere on the highway and look at the map.
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6615 on: March 20, 2018, 10:28:27 AM »
i need a one way from orlando to miami when i search 3/20 to 3/21 it says sold out but when i search 3/20 to 3/23 its available...... can i rent from 3/20 to 3/23 and return 3/21 without being charged for the 2 days i originally reserved for

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« Reply #6616 on: March 20, 2018, 10:44:43 AM »
i need a one way from orlando to miami when i search 3/20 to 3/21 it says sold out but when i search 3/20 to 3/23 its available...... can i rent from 3/20 to 3/23 and return 3/21 without being charged for the 2 days i originally reserved for
Generally If you return early you get charged prorated
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6617 on: March 20, 2018, 10:46:32 AM »
Generally If you return early you get charged prorated
what do you mean by generally is there anyway for me to know forsure

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6618 on: March 20, 2018, 10:49:15 AM »
what do you mean by generally is there anyway for me to know forsure
There is no for sure with Hertz
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6619 on: March 20, 2018, 10:51:06 AM »
There is no for sure with Hertz
is there a reason for that