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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 #260 on: February 03, 2012, 01:07:47 PM »
Exactly, thats whats happening.
Its only giving me weekend rate starting friday and not thursday.
i found that in many cases (i.e YMMV) if you book the weekend rate, FRI-SAT and reserve it. and then simply edit the COMPLETED reservation to thursday after 12pm it gives you the weekend rate, i used to take my car for mivtzoyim thursday afternoon to friday, but i recall sometimes it changed easier making the reservation thursday - SAT, and just returning early.
calling is usually reserved in my mind for when these computer gliches dont work..
a simple, "hi i got the weekend reservation for friday at 20$, the weekend rate starts on thursay 12pm right? ok so i'd like to change my pickup time to that. and to confirm this for the weekend rate right ok thanks.
always works like a charm..*

*nevertheless this is YMMV and dependent on the weather.
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #261 on: February 04, 2012, 11:16:04 PM »
Hello, big fan of the dansdeals (from ctownbochur days...)I want to rent a luxury convertible car in Miami for 4 ,  i think hertz has the nicest selection, what the best code i can use to get the best price on the prestige collection?

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #262 on: February 04, 2012, 11:19:59 PM »
Hello, big fan of the dansdeals (from ctownbochur days...)I want to rent a luxury convertible car in Miami for 4 ,  i think hertz has the nicest selection, what the best code i can use to get the best price on the prestige collection?
hello yitz182003! Welcome to the forums.
only because you were a fan from CTB days you are getting an answer so quickly! ;)

On the hertz website there is a special offers page. whatever you see there, thats what there is. so youll just have to try them out.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #263 on: February 06, 2012, 10:12:20 AM »
hello yitz182003! Welcome to the forums.
only because you were a fan from CTB days you are getting an answer so quickly! ;)

On the hertz website there is a special offers page. whatever you see there, thats what there is. so youll just have to try them out.
Most of those codes are posted here - bit.ly/hertzsavings
You might want to try the Prestige Collection coupon.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #264 on: February 06, 2012, 01:27:39 PM »
is Hertz gold worth anything in Israel ?
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #265 on: February 06, 2012, 01:37:54 PM »
usually outside the US it dosent get you any points (a few countries do) but if its a corporate location they should count it as a rental twoards your 5 star, and if you are already 5 star then they give you a upgrade if availible

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Re: Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #266 on: February 06, 2012, 01:40:12 PM »
usually outside the US it dosent get you any points (a few countries do) but if its a corporate location they should count it as a rental twoards your 5 star, and if you are already 5 star then they give you a upgrade if availible
so without being a 5 star they wouldn't give me an upgrade ?
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #267 on: February 06, 2012, 01:43:46 PM »
so without being a 5 star they wouldn't give me an upgrade ?
they never do

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Re: Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #268 on: February 06, 2012, 01:49:45 PM »
they never do
they never do with gold ? so what is it good for?
is it only for points and late returns?
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #269 on: February 06, 2012, 02:20:18 PM »
they never do with gold ? so what is it good for?
is it only for points and late returns?
sorry for turning you off but it dosent give you much
www.hertz.com/rentacar/emember/join/overview.do?learnMore=all
whats good about it in late returns? AFAIK its always half hour more dosent matter gold, 5 star or not.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #270 on: February 13, 2012, 04:22:30 PM »
looking to book 2 cars from fll on feb 21-28 (both in the) morning for under 21yrs old with usaa, best that im seeing is around $400 each, any help?

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #271 on: February 13, 2012, 04:30:18 PM »
looking to book 2 cars from fll on feb 21-28 (both in the) morning for under 21yrs old with usaa, best that im seeing is around $400 each, any help?

Using USAA and Mexico, economy looks like $309 for the week.  There may be an additional code to put in from the forum... 

Itinerary
Pick-up: Change
Tue, 21 Feb, 2012 at 10:00 AM
Ft. Lauderdale International Airport
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Return: Change
Tue, 28 Feb, 2012 at 10:00 AM
Ft. Lauderdale International Airport
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Discount Change
CDP: USAA

Arrival Information
No Arrival Information
Selected Vehicle Change
Kia Rio or similar More Details
Unlimited Free Miles Included
1 week at 223.00 USD    223.00 USD
Rate Details
Loss Damage Waiver    Included
Concession fee recovery    22.71 USD
Customer Facility Charge:    27.65 USD
Rental Surcharge    14.21 USD
Vehicle Licensing Cost Recovery    3.12 USD
ENERGY SURCHARGE    1.03 USD
Taxes    17.50 USD
Vehicle Subtotal   309.22 USD


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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #272 on: February 13, 2012, 04:48:08 PM »
Using USAA and Mexico, economy looks like $309 for the week.  There may be an additional code to put in from the forum... 

Itinerary
Pick-up: Change
Tue, 21 Feb, 2012 at 10:00 AM
Ft. Lauderdale International Airport
view details
Return: Change
Tue, 28 Feb, 2012 at 10:00 AM
Ft. Lauderdale International Airport
view details
Discount Change
CDP: USAA

Arrival Information
No Arrival Information
Selected Vehicle Change
Kia Rio or similar More Details
Unlimited Free Miles Included
1 week at 223.00 USD    223.00 USD
Rate Details
Loss Damage Waiver    Included
Concession fee recovery    22.71 USD
Customer Facility Charge:    27.65 USD
Rental Surcharge    14.21 USD
Vehicle Licensing Cost Recovery    3.12 USD
ENERGY SURCHARGE    1.03 USD
Taxes    17.50 USD
Vehicle Subtotal   309.22 USD
thanks, did it and got the 309, im assuming i will be able to add a pc code at the time of the rental

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #273 on: February 13, 2012, 04:56:01 PM »
thanks, did it and got the 309, im assuming i will be able to add a pc code at the time of the rental

NP.  May as well add the pc code to the reservation.  Also, as I'm older now and have no idea, does Priceline allow underage renters?  I've found Priceline useful when the rates are outrageous from 'traditional' channels (or at least you know the 'market' for the period, and can know immediately if your bid represents a savings).   

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #274 on: February 13, 2012, 07:11:31 PM »
NP.  May as well add the pc code to the reservation.  Also, as I'm older now and have no idea, does Priceline allow underage renters?  I've found Priceline useful when the rates are outrageous from 'traditional' channels (or at least you know the 'market' for the period, and can know immediately if your bid represents a savings).
under 21 u cant (cmiiaw) but under 25 no problem. and if bidding include underage fees in your bid

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #275 on: February 14, 2012, 02:40:25 AM »
under 21 u cant (cmiiaw) but under 25 no problem. and if bidding include underage fees in your bid
correct.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #276 on: February 14, 2012, 02:14:31 PM »
under 21 u cant (cmiiaw) but under 25 no problem. and if bidding include underage fees in your bid
correct.
in NY only you can be under 21
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #277 on: February 14, 2012, 07:49:46 PM »
looking for a car for purim im in lkwd and dont mind going out for a cheaper rate i need from march 6th for one week iam usaa and 20

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« Reply #278 on: February 14, 2012, 08:22:09 PM »
looking for a car for purim im in lkwd and dont mind going out for a cheaper rate i need from march 6th for one week iam usaa and 20
that basicly means you can only rent from hertz so look up prices yourself.
for cheap rates search hertz USA, Canada or any south american country.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #279 on: February 14, 2012, 08:35:26 PM »
correct.
in NY only you can be under 21
what do u mean?

that basicly means you can only rent from hertz so look up prices yourself.
for cheap rates search hertz USA, Canada or any south american country.
+1. if someone is underage then his only option is hertz USAA - AFAIK. so by you checking and me checking will result to the same price.