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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 #880 on: November 14, 2012, 09:45:37 PM »
Very little chance. if they don't have cars then PC won't help, most locations have a line of people ahead.
would a platinum member be able to get

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #881 on: November 15, 2012, 01:23:21 AM »
Called the 800 number and no luck. I'm a presidential circle member.
Question is like this, I have a reservation but the place is kind of far from me, now to return it I asked the manager by me if I can return it by him and he said okay.
What kind of charges would appear for an unexpected 1 way rental?
Is there any reason they wouldnt be able to properly close my contract when i go return since im not suppose to be returning to that location?
Thanks.
Just call hertz and ask them to change drop off location. I just did it from jfk to LGA no problems. But an unexpected drop off can rob u sometimes

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #882 on: November 15, 2012, 10:51:25 AM »
Did you tell them to change it before you picked up the car or after?
The manager to the location i want to return by told me i would incur any charges, but not sure how trusty that is...

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #883 on: November 15, 2012, 11:47:18 AM »
Amex Platinum gives you a 4 hr grace period.

You need to  Iniaite with the card? Or Pay with card? Or both? Or just being an active plat member?


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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #884 on: November 15, 2012, 01:50:37 PM »
You need to  Iniaite with the card? Or Pay with card? Or both? Or just being an active plat member?
You need to use the cdp from amex,
then you can just add 4 hr to your reservation and it wont charge you a extra day.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #885 on: November 18, 2012, 12:41:37 AM »
Any idea what I can do with 1564 Hertz Gold points? I now own a car B'H and don't need to rent.

What's best option before it expires in August?

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #886 on: November 18, 2012, 06:10:11 AM »
Any idea what I can do with 1564 Hertz Gold points? I now own a car B'H and don't need to rent.

What's best option before it expires in August?
either hold on to them for when u need to rent (if u travel) or give them to me and I can take good care of them :-)

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #887 on: November 18, 2012, 09:10:06 AM »
either hold on to them for when u need to rent (if u travel) or give them to me and I can take good care of them :-)
I thought you can't transfer unless the owner is platinum

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #888 on: November 18, 2012, 09:17:27 AM »
Any idea what I can do with 1564 Hertz Gold points? I now own a car B'H and don't need to rent.

What's best option before it expires in August?
IIRC points never expire.
Hold on to them for a different time.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #889 on: November 18, 2012, 11:16:46 AM »
IIRC points never expire.
Hold on to them for a different time.
you have to have activity oncwe every 18 months in order for them not to expire

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #890 on: November 18, 2012, 02:22:15 PM »
you have to have activity oncwe every 18 months in order for them not to expire

meaning you can make a reservation with points and cancel it a minute later, and then you get another 18 months (:

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #891 on: November 18, 2012, 03:36:26 PM »
IIRC points never expire.
Hold on to them for a different time.

These points do expire

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #892 on: November 18, 2012, 03:37:30 PM »
meaning you can make a reservation with points and cancel it a minute later, and then you get another 18 months (:

I wouldn't want to do that... Rather book for someone else if possible

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #893 on: November 18, 2012, 10:01:33 PM »
meaning you can make a reservation with points and cancel it a minute later, and then you get another 18 months (:
I looked it up, 24 months.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #894 on: November 18, 2012, 10:17:50 PM »
I wouldn't want to do that... Rather book for someone else if possible
Perhaps try calling hertz and asking if its possible to transfer points. I think this was previously discussed and people claimed to have done it. Though I'm not sure where.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #895 on: November 19, 2012, 08:13:44 AM »
not sure if anyone's put together a list of updated hertz codes, but here's a code I came across: 15% off 3+days hertz w/ any AMEX

cdp: 1022855

not sure when expires

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #896 on: November 25, 2012, 06:35:54 PM »
If I make a reservation with AMEX plat CDP (to get the best rate), can I then change somehow change it online or by the counter to USAA to add a under 21 second driver and still keep the platinum price?

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #897 on: November 25, 2012, 06:39:04 PM »
If I make a reservation with AMEX plat CDP (to get the best rate), can I then change somehow change it online or by the counter to USAA to add a under 21 second driver and still keep the platinum price?
no

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #898 on: November 25, 2012, 07:05:00 PM »
If I make a reservation with AMEX plat CDP (to get the best rate), can I then change somehow change it online or by the counter to USAA to add a under 21 second driver and still keep the platinum price?
With a underage PC he can be 20 yrs old, not less.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #899 on: November 25, 2012, 07:13:45 PM »
With a underage PC he can be 20 yrs old, not less.
144314 will get u from 20 but u cant add another CDP, like USAA.