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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 #7320 on: January 09, 2020, 12:07:30 PM »
Correct me if I'm wrong, the only practical benefit of PC is the ability to pick any car in the "Ultimate Choice lot". But, if I need a van and they don't have one in that lot then I'm stuck?
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #7321 on: January 09, 2020, 12:09:58 PM »
Correct me if I'm wrong, the only practical benefit of PC is the ability to pick any car in the "Ultimate Choice lot". But, if I need a van and they don't have one in that lot then I'm stuck?
First of all they will usually have a seven seater. Also even if you rent from a local location they have to give you an upgrade.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #7322 on: January 09, 2020, 12:12:11 PM »
I had 5 star, now it's PC. The question is, what happens after 1/31/2021, will it go back to five star or to nothing?
I would imagine that if they downgrade you then they would downgrade you to regular hertz gold. But it seems that they frequently don't downgrade even afterwards.

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« Reply #7323 on: January 09, 2020, 12:13:57 PM »
First of all they will usually have a seven seater. Also even if you rent from a local location they have to give you an upgrade.

What about an airport location?
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #7324 on: January 09, 2020, 02:58:48 PM »
What about an airport location?
If they have Ultimate Choice then you can take whatever is available, but any other location you are supposed to get an upgrade. My understanding is that if it is a location where yeshiva guys dont frequent, they might upgrade you to whatever car you want on the lot.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #7325 on: January 09, 2020, 08:06:06 PM »
First of all they will usually have a seven seater. Also even if you rent from a local location they have to give you an upgrade.

Does that mean I can reserve this:



And then hope that they have a van or suv in the PC selection?
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #7326 on: January 10, 2020, 12:54:08 AM »
Does that mean I can reserve this:



And then hope that they have a van or suv in the PC selection?
yes.

you could always try to ask if they could get you a specific vehicle, some locations will do that for you.
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #7327 on: January 10, 2020, 10:14:21 AM »
yes.

you could always try to ask if they could get you a specific vehicle, some locations will do that for you.

Thanks, you mean reserve and then call up to request a van/suv?
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #7328 on: January 10, 2020, 11:04:48 AM »
Thanks, you mean reserve and then call up to request a van/suv?
Ask for it when you get there.
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #7329 on: January 10, 2020, 12:59:00 PM »
I had 5 star, now it's PC. The question is, what happens after 1/31/2021, will it go back to five star or to nothing?

I emailed them they gave me PC

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #7330 on: January 11, 2020, 05:56:08 PM »
Ask for it when you get there.
How about JFK specifically?

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #7331 on: January 12, 2020, 11:52:09 AM »
Found a new CV, works for me: CV016S0022
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #7332 on: January 12, 2020, 05:03:56 PM »
whats the discount rate ?

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #7333 on: January 12, 2020, 07:18:53 PM »
Found a new CV, works for me: CV016S0022
I don't know, but I find that a good corporate code with a promo code always beats a CV, and not only that, but sometimes the CV can even increase the rate.

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« Reply #7334 on: January 12, 2020, 08:12:37 PM »
I don't know, but I find that a good corporate code with a promo code always beats a CV, and not only that, but sometimes the CV can even increase the rate.

Any promo code that I've tried so far just errors out.
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #7335 on: January 13, 2020, 06:48:36 AM »
Any promo code that I've tried so far just errors out.
Try autoslash.com they usually give the best rates

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #7336 on: January 13, 2020, 09:58:08 AM »
When I use this CV:
CV051C0007

I see this:


When I use this CV:
Found a new CV, works for me: CV016S0022

I see this:


Huh?? Why is one guaranteed and not the other, do I risk the $261 not being $261 at the end of the day?


Edit:  I see something else now, when I select "Use My Hertz Gold Plus Rewards Points" it does not allow me to enter a cv # at all  ::) All this time wasted finding cv's!

So now the hunt is one to find the best cdp.
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #7337 on: January 13, 2020, 10:38:42 AM »
When I use this CV:
I see this:


When I use this CV:
I see this:


Huh?? Why is one guaranteed and not the other, do I risk the $261 not being $261 at the end of the day?


Edit:  I see something else now, when I select "Use My Hertz Gold Plus Rewards Points" it does not allow me to enter a cv # at all  ::) All this time wasted finding cv's!

So now the hunt is one to find the best cdp.
About the best CDP, it varies from location to location, in some places AAA might be the best and in others AMEX Platinum might be the best. That is why you should use autoslash, they check for you and give you the best rate.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #7338 on: January 13, 2020, 10:47:14 AM »
 
About the best CDP, it varies from location to location, in some places AAA might be the best and in others AMEX Platinum might be the best. That is why you should use autoslash, they check for you and give you the best rate.
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #7339 on: January 13, 2020, 11:48:50 AM »
Update:  I got the match confirmation email now.

I see now that it went back to 5 star?  ???

@avrohomgelb @pomy100 what happened with yours?
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