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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 #8280 on: February 05, 2023, 04:14:32 PM »
Let me clarify... They will assign you a Tesla but you can ignore that and just go to pc and take whatever you want from there.
Be careful. I've been billed for 2 cars when i ignored my assigned car and chose a different one from the PC lot. It was a huge hassle.
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #8281 on: February 05, 2023, 05:40:01 PM »
Be careful. I've been billed for 2 cars when i ignored my assigned car and chose a different one from the PC lot. It was a huge hassle.

I've taken a different car from the one I reserved many times with no problem, in fact each time I pull out of the lot the person there always asks for a copy of the contract and I say just scan my license.

But this time I'm nervous that if reserve an electric car and take a minivan it will raise flags.
If it's not free shipping it's not worth it.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #8282 on: February 05, 2023, 05:45:23 PM »
What about taking a car that's in the reserved section. Any issues pulling that out?

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #8283 on: February 05, 2023, 05:57:48 PM »
But this time I'm nervous that if reserve an electric car and take a minivan it will raise flags.
Flag what, exactly?

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #8284 on: February 05, 2023, 06:21:41 PM »
Flag what, exactly?

Be careful. I've been billed for 2 cars when i ignored my assigned car and chose a different one from the PC lot. It was a huge hassle.
If it's not free shipping it's not worth it.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #8285 on: February 05, 2023, 06:28:50 PM »
I've taken a different car from the one I reserved many times with no problem, in fact each time I pull out of the lot the person there always asks for a copy of the contract and I say just scan my license.

But this time I'm nervous that if reserve an electric car and take a minivan it will raise flags.

Was in MCO recently and had reserved a minivan. The guy in the garage told me to take from PC or Gold aisles. I looked and there were none, his colleague told him minivans have to be assigned (ie they're not supposed to be in the PC/gold aisles). So you might want to confirm that your location even has minivans in PC.
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #8286 on: February 05, 2023, 07:50:11 PM »

That's typical Hertz terrible IT. But that's not "raising flags".

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #8287 on: February 05, 2023, 07:53:56 PM »
Usually when you enter an airport lot, next to your name on the board is the spot or section you’re disposed to take your car from.
It goes without saying if you take from some where else you need to let them know.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #8288 on: February 06, 2023, 12:52:58 PM »
I've found the JetBlue CDP 1790143 to give very good rates for Hertz in Mexico.

Thanks! I used the delta cdp and it was also so far the cheapest, even better then chabad.
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #8289 on: February 07, 2023, 08:26:38 PM »
Hello.

I recently got blacklisted with Hertz.

Reason being they say I used Fraudulent ID in order to receive a discount. I did not use any fraudulent ID. My ID is 100% Real.


Anyone have a way of getting off the DNR. Would really be appreciated!

TIA

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #8290 on: February 07, 2023, 08:42:59 PM »
Hello.

I recently got blacklisted with Hertz.

Reason being they say I used Fraudulent ID in order to receive a discount. I did not use any fraudulent ID. My ID is 100% Real.


Anyone have a way of getting off the DNR. Would really be appreciated!

TIA

R Kohan
Make sure not to get blacklisted off DDF. That can cost you a lot more than a Hertz ban.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #8291 on: February 08, 2023, 04:16:25 AM »
Hello.

I recently got blacklisted with Hertz.

Reason being they say I used Fraudulent ID in order to receive a discount. I did not use any fraudulent ID. My ID is 100% Real.


Anyone have a way of getting off the DNR. Would really be appreciated!

TIA

R Kohan


from my recent experience, the best way to kick up a fuss is through a social media account (twitter or facebook work best). Sending them a private message shows you don't (yet) want to publicly escalate the issue and they respond pretty quickly.
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #8292 on: February 08, 2023, 05:18:00 PM »
Does manager special at airport get you president circle lot?

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #8293 on: February 08, 2023, 06:30:32 PM »
Does manager special at airport get you president circle lot?
No

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #8294 on: February 09, 2023, 11:51:37 PM »

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #8295 on: February 10, 2023, 06:06:40 AM »
Is it usually a bad car?
Pot luck, depends what's in stock.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #8296 on: February 10, 2023, 10:52:22 AM »
 i tried a hertz code (union pacific)end of 2022 with hertz, no issue. tried same code in January the system prompted me for verification while booking..never had that before. so used an  ATT code instead and needed no verification and gave a nice discount.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #8297 on: February 11, 2023, 08:46:27 PM »
Sun Pass was activated for my Hertz rental car plate but platepass picked up a toll that Sun Pass didn’t (I think I activated sun pass later so maybe it doesn’t work retroactively?) anything to do?
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #8298 on: February 12, 2023, 10:27:52 PM »
got charged for fuel after returning full at FLL when returning at airport drop-off always take a picture of fuel level

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #8299 on: February 13, 2023, 06:24:36 PM »
Anyone know if the Country of Driver's License entered on Priceline when reserving a car from Hertz needs to be correct? The price goes up if the license country is changed from US to Canada; can I just write US or will Hertz give me a hard time?

(to be clear, all they ask for is name and country, not the actual license details)