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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 #6640 on: March 21, 2018, 11:44:16 AM »
I just got a total of $0 on my hertz contract from JFK for a week.

interesting, they are definitely supposed to charge....

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IINM the fees at JFK should total around $8 a week
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6641 on: March 21, 2018, 11:48:29 AM »
thanks, even both are at same location?
Yes, Ive done it. Though IIRC there is a hard limit, maybe 4?
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6642 on: March 21, 2018, 08:35:58 PM »
any good CVs for Belgium?
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6643 on: April 08, 2018, 11:05:05 AM »
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6644 on: April 08, 2018, 06:38:37 PM »
on a one way rental of a few hundred miles, they estimated charges of a few dozen miles w a charge per mile
so the total came out to much much more than the estimated total- and thats what they charged
is this a common hertz glitch that renters get stuck w huge bills on o/w rentals?

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6645 on: April 08, 2018, 06:51:36 PM »
on a one way rental of a few hundred miles, they estimated charges of a few dozen miles w a charge per mile
so the total came out to much much more than the estimated total- and thats what they charged
is this a common hertz glitch that renters get stuck w huge bills on o/w rentals?
Why is that a glitch? They estimated your mileage, and you used more.
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6646 on: April 08, 2018, 11:47:29 PM »
I was trying to book a convertible on the site, but it would never show up on the list of cars, even at ewr when they show all the dream prestige etc. so i tried to switch my profile to convertible to force it to come up but it still wouldnt show, is it impossible to book a convertible specifically or is there something im missing?

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6647 on: April 08, 2018, 11:48:31 PM »
I was trying to book a convertible on the site, but it would never show up on the list of cars, even at ewr when they show all the dream prestige etc. so i tried to switch my profile to convertible to force it to come up but it still wouldnt show, is it impossible to book a convertible specifically or is there something im missing?
Is it close to the rental date?
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6648 on: April 08, 2018, 11:50:12 PM »
yes, it is, but i checked even for dates far off and nothing shows up

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6649 on: April 08, 2018, 11:53:57 PM »
yes, it is, but i checked even for dates far off and nothing shows up
IINM EWR doesn't allow booking Convertibles
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6650 on: April 08, 2018, 11:56:13 PM »
IINM EWR doesn't allow booking Convertibles
ok, i tried looking at hles near me but they obviously dont have, id rather not go somewhere farther, oh well

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« Reply #6651 on: April 09, 2018, 12:01:57 AM »
ok, i tried looking at hles near me but they obviously dont have, id rather not go somewhere farther, oh well
EWR won't let you book it because they can't guarantee they can have one for you, but possibly will have one for a walk in. HLE won't possibly have one (unless by chance) so you definitely can't book it.
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6652 on: April 09, 2018, 12:18:43 AM »
Why is that a glitch? They estimated your mileage, and you used more.
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6653 on: April 09, 2018, 12:24:48 AM »
You won’t be able to reserve a convertible in the tri state area until the summer vehicles are all brought in
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6654 on: April 09, 2018, 07:49:38 AM »
Why is that a glitch? They estimated your mileage, and you used more.

if they estimate less than 10% of actual distance between pickup and dropoff, is that not a glitch?
the customer is told approx total and figures, if i drive a bit out of the way, it may be a little more, but doesnt realize that approx total is nothing near the truth.

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« Reply #6655 on: April 09, 2018, 09:06:22 AM »
if they estimate less than 10% of actual distance between pickup and dropoff, is that not a glitch?
the customer is told approx total and figures, if i drive a bit out of the way, it may be a little more, but doesnt realize that approx total is nothing near the truth.
I saw no mention of that in the OP. But the mess up there wouldn't be the charge, rather the estimate. And no that isn't normal.
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6656 on: April 18, 2018, 05:00:41 PM »
I received an email from Hertz today about a Daily Getaways offer:

On April 19, 2018, visit dailygetaways.com for exclusive deals on Hertz Gold Plus Rewards® points. Choose one of three deals from 5,500 to 16,500 points and use them toward your next rental.

Link takes you the main page without any details on the pricing. (https://dailygetaways.ustravel.org/). Anyone know more?
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6657 on: April 18, 2018, 05:26:34 PM »
I received an email from Hertz today about a Daily Getaways offer:

On April 19, 2018, visit dailygetaways.com for exclusive deals on Hertz Gold Plus Rewards points. Choose one of three deals from 5,500 to 16,500 points and use them toward your next rental.

Link takes you the main page without any details on the pricing. (https://dailygetaways.ustravel.org/). Anyone know more?
What is there to know more?
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6658 on: April 18, 2018, 11:10:59 PM »
it gives you options on the page to see what the next days offer is and it shows pricing

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #6659 on: April 19, 2018, 09:05:12 PM »
What is there to know more?
The prices.
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