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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 #5600 on: March 22, 2016, 05:14:39 PM »
To be more truthful I never asked but I've put on lots and never had a prob. Just call and ask

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« Reply #5601 on: March 22, 2016, 05:30:20 PM »
As many as one wants
i'm pretty sure there is a limit of 4 or 5 at a time.
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #5602 on: March 22, 2016, 05:46:05 PM »
To be more truthful I never asked but I've put on lots and never had a prob. Just call and ask
these usaa cards u have are they connected to a bank account?or its not even active now and it's a plain card with a number?
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« Reply #5603 on: March 22, 2016, 05:47:18 PM »
these usaa cards u have are they connected to a bank account?or its not even active now and it's a plain card with a number?
Lost. Which cards? My own? It's connected.

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« Reply #5604 on: March 22, 2016, 05:55:01 PM »
these usaa cards u have are they connected to a bank account?or its not even active now and it's a plain card with a number?
It's an AU debit card to someone's bank account. Simple as that. If you're not a USAA member, flash the card, rent a car and crash, you may be in trouble.
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 #5605 on: March 22, 2016, 05:59:28 PM »
Got it down packed ;) thanks 
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #5606 on: March 22, 2016, 06:04:54 PM »
It's an AU debit card to someone's bank account. Simple as that. If you're not a USAA member, flash the card, rent a car and crash, you may be in trouble.
I heard you could open a investment account as ur product and the debit card as proof though I can't confirm bc I have a real bank

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #5607 on: March 22, 2016, 08:32:17 PM »
If you don't have any USAA services then you are not entitled to car rental benefits.
If you do and want to add a driver the second driver must be, A) An eligible USA member or B) A domestic partner or household member. Otherwise you will be subject to pay any associated fee's including underage. Additionally, all drivers must be present with a valid drivers license and credit card  along with proof of membership at the time of rent.
Many times I have added a second driver with just bringing in the persons license and them not being present at the time.
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #5608 on: March 22, 2016, 08:54:56 PM »
Has anyone found out more info regarding the Liability insurance provided by Usaa?

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« Reply #5609 on: March 22, 2016, 09:12:26 PM »
Many times I have added a second driver with just bringing in the persons license and them not being present at the time.
NY Metro Area?
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #5610 on: March 26, 2016, 09:16:36 PM »
Was by Hertz in Brooklyn (Atlantic Ave) this past Wednesday and they asked for my usaa ID. They were very stubborn about it saying that the whole hertz in NY metro area will stop accepting all the corporate coded without proper ID. The guy also told me that the reason the Brooklyn Coney Island branch closed down is because there were too many accidents because of young drivers....

Wonder if all of this is true...

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« Reply #5611 on: March 26, 2016, 09:45:50 PM »
Was by Hertz in Brooklyn (Atlantic Ave) this past Wednesday and they asked for my usaa ID. They were very stubborn about it saying that the whole hertz in NY metro area will stop accepting all the corporate coded without proper ID. The guy also told me that the reason the Brooklyn Coney Island branch closed down is because there were too many accidents because of young drivers....

Wonder if all of this is true...

Was there about a month ago with a friend who's 20, had no problem taking the car out,he showed his USAA card and got the rental(which he pre-ordered-reserved), but when he returned to give back he met the same guy who used to give problems on the coney branch so just said thanks and left, it was his free rental day so he didn't stick around to wait for him to print the receipts(and then make problems and start charging fees).assuming the guy you had was this same person...
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #5612 on: March 26, 2016, 09:51:40 PM »
Was by Hertz in Brooklyn (Atlantic Ave) this past Wednesday and they asked for my usaa ID. They were very stubborn about it saying that the whole hertz in NY metro area will stop accepting all the corporate coded without proper ID. The guy also told me that the reason the Brooklyn Coney Island branch closed down is because there were too many accidents because of young drivers....

Wonder if all of this is true...
What qualifies as proper ID?

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #5613 on: March 26, 2016, 09:54:15 PM »
What qualifies as proper ID?
USAA debit card
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #5614 on: March 27, 2016, 12:02:23 AM »
USAA debit card

How do you get a USAA debit card?

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #5615 on: March 27, 2016, 12:04:06 AM »
Renting in jfk on Tuesday. Anybody have problems there recently??
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #5616 on: March 27, 2016, 12:51:34 AM »
How do you get a USAA debit card?
At this point get a USAA ID number then get someone who has an account to add you as an AU

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #5617 on: March 27, 2016, 01:55:03 AM »
Renting in jfk on Tuesday. Anybody have problems there recently??

With USAA,  yes - they would probably ask you for your usaa ID

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« Reply #5618 on: March 27, 2016, 01:56:16 AM »
At this point get a USAA ID number then get someone who has an account to add you as an AU

Wow - thanks.

Is there a dedicated thread for getting an AU on DDF ?

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #5619 on: March 27, 2016, 03:32:28 AM »
With USAA,  yes - they would probably ask you for your usaa ID
I have a USAA debit card so that shouldn't be a problem. They'll ask even with a gold account? Or they won't give me gold service and I'll have to go inside??
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