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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 #720 on: August 26, 2012, 10:28:35 AM »
If a family member (or anyone really) that has USAA membership rents a car and they buy full insurance, am I covered under that insurance if I am not officially added as a second driver on paper? (And  usaa)
FTFY.
yes, it happend to me once and they told me that although it says on the contract 'no additianal drivers w/o our written permission' the manegar explained that its written in the contract bet. Hertz and USAA that its allowed and since hertz allows you to be a 2nd driver you are fully covered

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #721 on: August 26, 2012, 10:33:14 AM »
the Question arises will the CC insurance cover a 2nd driver which his name isnt written on the contract but the corporate allows him to be a 2nd driver.

has anyone here had such a case that the CC payed for damages w/o his name written on the contract

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #722 on: August 26, 2012, 03:35:49 PM »
Sorry, I am not a pro in this but isn't USAA the insurer?
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #723 on: August 26, 2012, 03:58:50 PM »
there are a few risks with using insurance from USSA.
A.
Quote from: USAA
The member is responsible for the first $5,000 of damage to a rental vehicle. This may be covered by insurance.
B. i heard from USAA CSR that only if you were part of the military or a family will you be covered
C. some people claim that if you have banking with them its enough to use their insurance.

from my understanding that s/o that is just a member would not be covered

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #724 on: August 26, 2012, 04:04:49 PM »
my brother called csr and they told him that having a checking account with them is enough and I have a friend who called and csr said just becoming a member with them is enough. I would say call and get what ever they say in writing just in case something happens c'v
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #725 on: August 26, 2012, 04:09:43 PM »
my brother called csr and they told him that having a checking account with them is enough and I have a friend who called and csr said just becoming a member with them is enough. I would say call and get what ever they say in writing just in case something happens c'v
yup and make sure never to call a second time because they will tell you something else and you will get really confused

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #726 on: August 26, 2012, 04:10:55 PM »
my brother called csr and they told him that having a checking account with them is enough and I have a friend who called and csr said just becoming a member with them is enough. I would say call and get what ever they say in writing just in case something happens c'v
and dont forget you still have to pay $5K

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Re: Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #727 on: August 26, 2012, 04:13:50 PM »
and dont forget you still have to pay $5K
true true
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #728 on: August 26, 2012, 04:26:23 PM »
You won't have coverage from your CC?

Is this not just about USAA coverage?

and dont forget you still have to pay $5K
siyag lachachma :-)

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #729 on: August 26, 2012, 11:38:03 PM »
You won't have coverage from your CC?

Is this not just about USAA coverage?
i believe the discussion is about  letting another usaa member drive without having them registered on the car. your CC insurance may not cover you

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #730 on: August 27, 2012, 08:23:29 AM »
Drive away with this special Weekend Deal from Hertz.  Enjoy a great rate of $14.99 per day on an economy or compact car when you rent from Friday through Monday at select participating airport or neighborhood locations.
 
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #731 on: August 27, 2012, 08:41:06 AM »
i believe the discussion is about  letting another usaa member drive without having them registered on the car. your CC insurance may not cover you

Sorry, I was spacing out.

I assume that the cc insurer would not cover as it says on the T&C, only drivers listed... No experience with additional driver making damage B"H!

As an aside, why not just sign them on to the car?
siyag lachachma :-)

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #732 on: August 28, 2012, 10:53:32 AM »
Hi,
I was wondering if anyone here has any free day vouchers they can sell me...I need 2 PC codes

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #733 on: August 28, 2012, 01:53:31 PM »
Hi,
I was wondering if anyone here has any free day vouchers they can sell me...I need 2 PC codes
if u use them be careful. they are cracking down on them. the cdp on the voucher must match the one u use on the res

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Re: Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #734 on: August 29, 2012, 10:36:41 AM »
Hi,
I was wondering if anyone here has any free day vouchers they can sell me...I need 2 PC codes
What do u mean u need two PC codes?

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #735 on: August 29, 2012, 12:47:08 PM »
What do u mean u need two PC codes?
2 vouchers.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #736 on: August 29, 2012, 01:13:41 PM »
2 vouchers.
ok i have one if u want. - shoot an offer!

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #737 on: September 04, 2012, 11:42:55 PM »
Anybody try PC # 118042? I heard it knocks off $50
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #738 on: September 05, 2012, 12:13:18 AM »
Anybody try PC # 118042? I heard it knocks off $50
tried a few locations...didnt work for me
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #739 on: September 05, 2012, 12:28:07 AM »
had a rental and the tire blew hertz doesn't cover the tires so I had to put one on myself of course I got a cheap one does anybody know if amex covers?