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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 #5060 on: August 07, 2015, 10:56:39 AM »
Ok thanks. When I log in to my account to book it from there it removes the CDP for some reason. Ever had that?
Do you have another cdp attached to your account?

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #5061 on: August 07, 2015, 10:57:23 AM »
Do you have another cdp attached to your account?
Why should that  make a difference?

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« Reply #5062 on: August 07, 2015, 10:59:57 AM »
Why should that  make a difference?
I don't think you can have 2 cdp codes at once.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #5063 on: August 07, 2015, 11:05:38 AM »
I don't think you can have 2 cdp codes at once.
You cant use 2 cdp codes but you can use on that is different then the on eon your profile.

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« Reply #5064 on: August 07, 2015, 11:09:44 AM »
You cant use 2 cdp codes but you can use on that is different then the on eon your profile.
True, but when you sign in it automatically puts in your original cdp code.

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« Reply #5065 on: August 07, 2015, 11:18:11 AM »
True, but when you sign in it automatically puts in your original cdp code.
You're right 💡 that's probably what it is. I'm going to go back and check-thanks!

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #5066 on: August 13, 2015, 10:05:36 PM »
How exacting is hertz when they check a returned car for scratches or dents? I got a nice size scratch on the bottom of the car (right under the door, from going to close to a curb on a turn) but unless you're looking for it it's hard to notice. Do they actually go over the cars with a fine toothed comb to look for scratches or do they just give it a quick lookover? Anybody have experience with this kind of thing? Paging in particular Yehuda25 and Dr. Moose who seem to have lots of it but anyone else feel free to join as well.

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« Reply #5067 on: August 13, 2015, 11:07:56 PM »
How exacting is hertz when they check a returned car for scratches or dents? I got a nice size scratch on the bottom of the car (right under the door, from going to close to a curb on a turn) but unless you're looking for it it's hard to notice. Do they actually go over the cars with a fine toothed comb to look for scratches or do they just give it a quick lookover? Anybody have experience with this kind of thing? Paging in particular Yehuda25 and Dr. Moose who seem to have lots of it but anyone else feel free to join as well.
usually not to thorough but it depends on location.

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« Reply #5068 on: August 13, 2015, 11:22:22 PM »
usually not to thorough but it depends on location.
Thanks. Did this ever happen to you personally?
I saw on FT people talking about returning cars to European locations like in Germany and getting big bills for scratches. But then again, that is Germany. They probably stay up at night worrying that customers are scratching their perfectly groomed cars. ;)

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« Reply #5069 on: August 14, 2015, 01:32:37 AM »
usually not to thorough but it depends on location.
+1

Ive seen cars returned to locations with the trunck not able to be closed thats how bad it was dented and no one said boo.

And Ive seen cases where they go after every scratch... YMMV
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #5070 on: August 14, 2015, 01:51:18 AM »
How exacting is hertz when they check a returned car for scratches or dents? I got a nice size scratch on the bottom of the car (right under the door, from going to close to a curb on a turn) but unless you're looking for it it's hard to notice. Do they actually go over the cars with a fine toothed comb to look for scratches or do they just give it a quick lookover? Anybody have experience with this kind of thing? Paging in particular Yehuda25 and Dr. Moose who seem to have lots of it but anyone else feel free to join as well.
They usually don't even bother checking IME, just when they check the gas and mileage they make sure that the car isn't totalled but u just gotta hope u don't get that one Shmuck......
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #5071 on: August 14, 2015, 02:15:43 AM »
How exacting is hertz when they check a returned car for scratches or dents? I got a nice size scratch on the bottom of the car (right under the door, from going to close to a curb on a turn) but unless you're looking for it it's hard to notice. Do they actually go over the cars with a fine toothed comb to look for scratches or do they just give it a quick lookover? Anybody have experience with this kind of thing? Paging in particular Yehuda25 and Dr. Moose who seem to have lots of it but anyone else feel free to join as well.
Location?

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« Reply #5072 on: August 14, 2015, 08:35:27 AM »
+1

Ive seen cars returned to locations with the trunck not able to be closed thats how bad it was dented and no one said boo.

And Ive seen cases where they go after every scratch... YMMV
Thanks. Does it any way depend on the size of the location (like smaller places they're more careful) or is it totally random?

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« Reply #5073 on: August 14, 2015, 09:21:20 AM »
Thanks. Does it any way depend on the size of the location (like smaller places they're more careful) or is it totally random?
Totally random--- depends on the the person and how strict the manager of the location is on his workers!
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« Reply #5074 on: August 14, 2015, 09:23:01 AM »
Thanks. Does it any way depend on the size of the location (like smaller places they're more careful) or is it totally random?
Of course it depends on the location. I find that the busier the branch is the less likely they are to thoroughly check each car.

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« Reply #5075 on: August 14, 2015, 09:34:44 AM »
I'm imagining it was a local branch. No chance of getting anything from them IME. You can call the main hertz number and they might offer you 1 or 2 $25 vouchers.
I would say the best thing to do is rebook the car for any rate and then email executive. I got $2900 worth from them for a mess up and the Triple points deal was running so i made 10000 points off it. was nice.
I guess its easier to give a credit than to give free money.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #5076 on: August 14, 2015, 09:43:04 AM »
I would say the best thing to do is rebook the car for any rate and then email executive. I got $2900 worth from them for a mess up and the Triple points deal was running so i made 10000 points off it. was nice.
I guess its easier to give a credit than to give free money.
Nice! Can you elaborate?
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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« Reply #5077 on: August 14, 2015, 10:05:36 AM »
Nice! Can you elaborate?
I reserved a car in LHR for a month at a cheap rate. About $800 all inc. When i got there they wouldnt give me the car due to my age. (usaa isnt recognized there) so i emailed the executive and i said that it doesnt make a difference to me whether Usaa is recognized there or not, if you allowed that rental to go through on the system with that CDP  then you have to honor it. She replied by saying that she will refund me for a new reservation (if i remember correctly she said even from a new company that would allow my age at the time) Long story short i made a new reservation and it costed me $3200 for the month inc the fee and a took the car. At the end of the rental i emailed her and i got refunded all of it aside for $300. So all in all i made lots of points on that one and got a great rate.
As long as your honest to them, they will honor your request most times.

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« Reply #5078 on: August 14, 2015, 10:25:35 AM »
I reserved a car in LHR for a month at a cheap rate. About $800 all inc. When i got there they wouldnt give me the car due to my age. (usaa isnt recognized there) so i emailed the executive and i said that it doesnt make a difference to me whether Usaa is recognized there or not, if you allowed that rental to go through on the system with that CDP  then you have to honor it. She replied by saying that she will refund me for a new reservation (if i remember correctly she said even from a new company that would allow my age at the time) Long story short i made a new reservation and it costed me $3200 for the month inc the fee and a took the car. At the end of the rental i emailed her and i got refunded all of it aside for $300. So all in all i made lots of points on that one and got a great rate.
As long as your honest to them, they will honor your request most times.
So you really made $500 ($800-$300) and 10,000 Hertz Gold points, not $2900. I hope you got refunded in cash and not vouchers.
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 #5079 on: August 14, 2015, 10:53:39 AM »
Refunded my credit card. But i meant that were willing to return $2900 to me. They dont care what my original rate was. In their mind they refunded a full $2900