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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 #6220 on: May 29, 2017, 11:53:05 AM »
And then it takes you a few hours to answer. No thanx.
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6221 on: May 30, 2017, 10:31:13 AM »
Can anyone help me, I have a similar issue which my points are expiring this week and I have 4,000 points I don't want going to waste.

TIA!

My hertz points are expiring this month if I can't rent what's the best way I can keep it from expiring?
Something about crediting a flight to hertz?

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« Reply #6222 on: May 30, 2017, 10:50:33 AM »
Can anyone help me, I have a similar issue which my points are expiring this week and I have 4,000 points I don't want going to waste.

TIA!
It works the other way around that u can credit a hertz rental to an airline to extend or deactivate expired miles. Why is it not worth it to just rent for a day on points and that will extend your points for 24 months??
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6223 on: May 30, 2017, 10:52:23 AM »
Can anyone help me, I have a similar issue which my points are expiring this week and I have 4,000 points I don't want going to waste.

TIA!
Get a 1 day rental today for $56.xx using Chabad corporate.

Call Hertz, you can purchase points which might extend the expiration. Ask them specifically about this. If they say it won't extend them, just do the 1 day rental.
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Members will be allowed to purchase up to 10,000 additional Points per calendar year for 20 cents (US $) per Point by charging to a major credit card if they have a minimum balance of 500 Points.  Minimum purchase is 50 Points.

If you go into the branch and explain what you're trying to do (just open and close a rental for the points, don't even need to physically take the car), they may be able to get you a better price then available online.
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6224 on: May 30, 2017, 01:57:05 PM »
DP.
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When I returned the car at FLL the manager dealt with it very professionally and smoothly, said they will take care of the ticket and gave me a $50 voucher.
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6225 on: June 08, 2017, 02:37:40 PM »
Get a 1 day rental today for $56.xx using Chabad corporate.

Call Hertz, you can purchase points which might extend the expiration. Ask them specifically about this. If they say it won't extend them, just do the 1 day rental.
If you go into the branch and explain what you're trying to do (just open and close a rental for the points, don't even need to physically take the car), they may be able to get you a better price then available online.

Just an update: I went to Hertz In Park Slope, Brooklyn and the guy gave me a car for $32 since I explained to him I don't need to take the car out of the garage I just need to keep my points active.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6226 on: June 08, 2017, 02:40:41 PM »
Just an update: I went to Hertz In Park Slope, Brooklyn and the guy gave me a car for $32 since I explained to him I don't need to take the car out of the garage I just need to keep my points active.

Thank you all for the help
Awesome! Happy to help  :)

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6227 on: June 08, 2017, 02:51:27 PM »
Just an update: I went to Hertz In Park Slope, Brooklyn and the guy gave me a car for $32 since I explained to him I don't need to take the car out of the garage I just need to keep my points active.

Thank you all for the help
Really nice of him. You also could have just booked a points reservation and gone to pick up and then just close the contract right away.
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6228 on: June 08, 2017, 03:41:09 PM »
Really nice of him. You also could have just booked a points reservation and gone to pick up and then just close the contract right away.
wouldn't you lose the points then?

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« Reply #6229 on: June 08, 2017, 03:46:58 PM »
wouldn't you lose the points then?
Would lose a day worth of points but keep everything else active for 24 months. Would be instead of paying the $32 a day charge.
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6230 on: June 08, 2017, 03:51:27 PM »
Would lose a day worth of points but keep everything else active for 24 months. Would be instead of paying the $32 a day charge.
Using 550 points instead of $32 is a really low redemption.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6231 on: June 08, 2017, 03:58:55 PM »
Using 1350 points instead of $32 is a really terrible redemption.
FTFY

He would've needed a regular day @ 675, not a weekend @ 550 (Post was 5/30 Tue, points would've expired on 6/1 Thu). Additionally, being Brooklyn, the entire summer (5/25 - 9/4) is considered AnyDay Rewards which requires double points = 1350.

Would lose a day worth of points but keep everything else active for 24 months. Would be instead of paying the $32 a day charge.
But good talk.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6232 on: June 14, 2017, 12:25:49 PM »
Does anybody know definitively that if an 18 year old authorized driver has USAA, the AAO age limit of 20 yrs old will not apply?

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« Reply #6233 on: June 14, 2017, 12:48:46 PM »
Does anybody know definitively that if an 18 year old authorized driver has USAA, the AAO age limit of 20 yrs old will not apply?
Last I remember u won't be able to get him on the contract. But I haven't used hertz for a while so that might have changed

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« Reply #6234 on: June 14, 2017, 12:51:05 PM »
Last I remember u won't be able to get him on the contract. But I haven't used hertz for a while so that might have changed
it is just a message that pops up on the screen not to let it through but if ur able to convince the guy he can just double click the button again and it will still go through even under 20
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6235 on: June 15, 2017, 03:06:40 AM »
With that plan in mind, I went to the office today to add an AAO and it still doesn't let the system add the 18 yr old. However, the agent was nice enough to add a note onto the rental agreement saying that he was adding the 18 yr old and included the guys name and drivers license number.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6236 on: June 15, 2017, 07:38:32 PM »
Does it make sense that Hertz in LGA has no cars available for July 4th?
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6237 on: June 15, 2017, 07:59:41 PM »
Does it make sense that Hertz in LGA has no cars available for July 4th?
Definitely possible.
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6238 on: June 15, 2017, 08:04:29 PM »
I've got points expiring and need a car... Is there any other sad of checking other than their site?
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« Reply #6239 on: June 15, 2017, 08:07:04 PM »
I've got points expiring and need a car... Is there any other sad of checking other than their site?
Not that I know of. I've called, but they always tell me they can only see what's on the site.
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