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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 #7840 on: April 11, 2021, 12:19:15 PM »
anyone have any promo codes for less than a weekly rental?

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #7841 on: April 11, 2021, 08:55:35 PM »
anyone have a cv that works in 2021? pm me thank you
why pm, post it!
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #7842 on: April 12, 2021, 01:45:25 PM »
booked using priceline and already returned a one day rental. which airline will provide best miles credit? 

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #7843 on: April 27, 2021, 04:10:38 PM »
FYI, Hertz now has a PC for $50 off of a WEEKLY rental.

That's higher than I've ever seen before.

Use PC# 210499; valid until 06.07.21 for A-F.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #7844 on: April 27, 2021, 06:17:48 PM »
FYI, Hertz now has a PC for $50 off of a WEEKLY rental.

That's higher than I've ever seen before.

Use PC# 210499; valid until 06.07.21 for A-F.
For some reason it is making the rate more expensive when being used in conjunction with a CDP.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #7845 on: April 28, 2021, 07:07:32 AM »
For some reason it is making the rate more expensive when being used in conjunction with a CDP.

Yes, that can happen. Some PCs cancel the set rate for that CDP, and instead calculate the regular rate minus the PC (which can come out to be more expensive).

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #7846 on: April 29, 2021, 11:41:44 AM »
Can I rent a car from Hertz for 1 day (for cheap) and then call and ask to extend it (for the same rate)?
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #7847 on: May 01, 2021, 07:02:59 PM »
Can I rent a car from Hertz for 1 day (for cheap) and then call and ask to extend it (for the same rate)?
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Short answer is no.

If rate does not change yes but if the range does change then no.
Mine as well rent it for a few days.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #7848 on: May 01, 2021, 09:45:45 PM »
If I pay with a Hertz Pay now rate with a debit card... I am PC on Hertz will they ask for a CC? It's not like I a going to the counter.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #7849 on: May 02, 2021, 12:21:53 AM »
If I pay with a Hertz Pay now rate with a debit card... I am PC on Hertz will they ask for a CC? It's not like I a going to the counter.
It pays to use a CC with insurance. To answer your question though I'd assume they can ask for the card whether it's a DC or CC
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #7850 on: May 02, 2021, 10:36:56 AM »
It pays to use a CC with insurance. To answer your question though I'd assume they can ask for the card whether it's a DC or CC

I always use one with insurance It was a specific example for someone else :)

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #7851 on: May 05, 2021, 10:17:35 AM »
What do should I do? Reserve a midsize and hope that a minivan will be on the lot in FLL or reserve the minivan. The difference is over $200
If it's not free shipping it's not worth it.

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« Reply #7852 on: May 05, 2021, 10:36:06 AM »
What do should I do? Reserve a midsize and hope that a minivan will be on the lot in FLL or reserve the minivan. The difference is over $200
Reserve both and make sure they get the right reservation at the gate.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #7853 on: May 05, 2021, 11:53:33 AM »
What happens if I rent a car for a certain amount of days, but end up returning it earlier?

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #7854 on: May 05, 2021, 01:09:58 PM »
Reserve both and make sure they get the right reservation at the gate.
And if there are no minivans in the lot you can take your reserved one then cancel your reservation and try taking it out as your midsize reservation

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #7855 on: May 05, 2021, 01:11:50 PM »
And if there are no minivans in the lot you can take your reserved one then cancel your reservation and try taking it out as your midsize reservation
No need to cancel. You may even get lucky and get charged for the mid-size at the gate.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #7856 on: May 05, 2021, 10:04:04 PM »
Reserve both and make sure they get the right reservation at the gate.
And if there are no minivans in the lot you can take your reserved one then cancel your reservation and try taking it out as your midsize reservation
No need to cancel. You may even get lucky and get charged for the mid-size at the gate.
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #7857 on: May 05, 2021, 10:37:33 PM »
Y?
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #7858 on: May 05, 2021, 10:46:06 PM »
Y?
The idea of free upgrades is when they have it anyway they will give it to "loyal" customers. They will also bring in specific cars for customers who will pay their asking price. To reserve a specific car (on the assumption that you will pay full price) in order for it to be available for an upgrade IMHO is
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #7859 on: May 05, 2021, 10:48:23 PM »
The idea of free upgrades is when they have it anyway they will give it to "loyal" customers. They will also bring in specific cars for customers who will pay their asking price. To reserve a specific car (on the assumption that you will pay full price) in order for it to be available for an upgrade IMHO is
Most rentals don't usually upgrade to any car, they have an isle...

So its not like ur automatically getting
It because you made a 2nd reservation.
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