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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 #2620 on: December 27, 2013, 09:28:53 AM »
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does this mean i must be authorized on the contract?
Yes
NIME.

Acceptable Authorized Operators age 25 and older are automatically covered on the Rental Agreement.
Authorized Operators are:
- The employer, employee or fellow employee of renter on company business, (when booking includes company Corporate Discount Number).
- Authorized Operators do not have to be present at time of rental.

Which means that as long as the corporate is on file, and the rental is a 'business rental', you're good to go.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #2621 on: December 27, 2013, 10:00:32 AM »
NIME.

Acceptable Authorized Operators age 25 and older are automatically covered on the Rental Agreement.
Authorized Operators are:
- The employer, employee or fellow employee of renter on company business, (when booking includes company Corporate Discount Number).
- Authorized Operators do not have to be present at time of rental.

Which means that as long as the corporate is on file, and the rental is a 'business rental', you're good to go.
And that's why they tell you at the end that USAA is not a business rental unless you actually work for USAA

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #2622 on: December 27, 2013, 10:08:03 AM »
IYSS. Never had to rent USAA.
But most other corporates you may be able to legitimize.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #2623 on: December 27, 2013, 02:10:47 PM »
if you know how to do it even at ewr it's free
can you please enlighten us?

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #2624 on: December 31, 2013, 01:23:50 AM »
anybody have experience with adding an additional driver on a us car IN canada? just tried in yyz and they drove me nuts for an hr and didnt do it in the end. said i need to come at an hr that the pickup location in the us is open...anybody knows if this is true? i need to be added to return the car to the states and dont want any trouble crossing the border.
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #2625 on: December 31, 2013, 02:40:19 AM »
Where did you pick it up from?
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #2626 on: December 31, 2013, 10:30:54 AM »
Is it on a real corporate?

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #2627 on: December 31, 2013, 11:14:40 AM »
Where did you pick it up from?
the primary driver picked it up in lakewood.
Is it on a real corporate?
is usaa a real corporate? i dont want issues crossing the border.
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #2628 on: December 31, 2013, 11:47:43 AM »
the primary driver picked it up in lakewood.is usaa a real corporate? i dont want issues crossing the border.
yes

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #2629 on: December 31, 2013, 11:54:18 AM »
the primary driver picked it up in lakewood.is usaa a real corporate? i dont want issues crossing the border.
why should you have problems, I just went they didn't ask me anything about the car

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #2630 on: December 31, 2013, 11:56:18 AM »
I had problems, and i was the primary driver ...
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #2631 on: December 31, 2013, 12:00:31 PM »
if im not officially on the contract, by the border if they ask why im driving someone elses rental car it will be extremely hard to explain what i have to do with usaa and the concept of being able to drive someone elses rental...
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #2632 on: December 31, 2013, 12:23:47 PM »
1. Try calling the 08701 branch you picked it up at.
2. Show up with as much paperwork as you can to legitimize why you're driving the car. (Membership status, Hertz T&C).
3. If you both drove in to Canada together, they're going to ask where the other person is.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #2633 on: January 01, 2014, 04:30:01 PM »
So a friend returned his rental and didn't give in the coupons.. Anyone got ideas for a nice story to get it waived? I actually have coupons and would be happy to give them in, but its JFK.. Far from an easygoing location...

P.s. to all those here who rent from HLE's, here's a tip. Do the survey, and do it in front of them. Of course if they gave you issues no need, but if it was just regular - do it. Ask them the name of an employee.. Show them you wrote their name in the survey. You'd be surprised how far this could get you.
I just returned a adrenalin car, I was upgraded to on my choice for free. I did the survey, and the guy behind the desk was so unaccostomed to receiving a good survey he literally promised me to "take care of me" lol... He promised the next time I rent he will give me the best car in his lot. - sometimes being unfriendly and business like is important. But some times a kind gesture goes a long way. We may know the system better then them, but they can still do quite a bit of good or bad for you. G'luck.
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #2634 on: January 02, 2014, 12:47:34 AM »
So a friend returned his rental and didn't give in the coupons.. Anyone got ideas for a nice story to get it waived? I actually have coupons and would be happy to give them in, but its JFK.. Far from an easygoing location...

P.s. to all those here who rent from HLE's, here's a tip. Do the survey, and do it in front of them. Of course if they gave you issues no need, but if it was just regular - do it. Ask them the name of an employee.. Show them you wrote their name in the survey. You'd be surprised how far this could get you.
I just returned a adrenalin car, I was upgraded to on my choice for free. I did the survey, and the guy behind the desk was so unaccostomed to receiving a good survey he literally promised me to "take care of me" lol... He promised the next time I rent he will give me the best car in his lot. - sometimes being unfriendly and business like is important. But some times a kind gesture goes a long way. We may know the system better then them, but they can still do quite a bit of good or bad for you. G'luck.
interesting post

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #2635 on: January 02, 2014, 02:25:01 PM »
As a public service post I'll add a tip:
Avid hertz renters love premiums, because many of us use points, and vouchers, and want to maximise them by getting the best car possible.

A common issue, you need a premium today, but there are no premiums available.

Solution: similar to the solution put forth for getting cheaper daily rates. Book the premium for the next day and modify it slowly backwards. I find it easier to reserve for the next day, modify it to the last hour of the location for today, usually one modification doesn't work, and then finally to your preffered hour.
If you can't get it to your preffered hour but you've gotten it at least to your preffered day, (which sometimes happens) you can call in, and have them change it. Its always worked for me.

This is also how you push off your reservation to a later hour when it doesn't let you select a premium for later even though you have it reserved for now. Say from 2pm to 5:30pm. For that a call will take care of it.

I hope this helps the DDF'ers who like getting the nicer cars.
I have often been preconfirmed into extremely nice cars due to no premiums being available.
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #2636 on: January 02, 2014, 02:35:27 PM »
interesting post
In yeshiva I was the voice of the bochurim for our hertz location.. Every week, If they gave everyone a good time, we would arrange a barrage of 20+ good surveys for our location... Mess around with us.. 20 bad surveys... :) we built a pretty decent relationship with hertz and all hickups were ironed out efficiently and quickly.
Its the only HLE I know of that brought in premiums every week to upgrade me from full size, even though they don't offer premiums at their location, but they honored the garaunteed one car class upgrade for PC members for me specifically.
Unfortuneatly not all the many PC member bochurim got the weekly premium upgrades, but I wasn't complaining.. ;)
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #2637 on: January 02, 2014, 03:10:09 PM »
As a public service post I'll add a tip:
Avid hertz renters love premiums, because many of us use points, and vouchers, and want to maximise them by getting the best car possible.

A common issue, you need a premium today, but there are no premiums available.

Solution: similar to the solution put forth for getting cheaper daily rates. Book the premium for the next day and modify it slowly backwards. I find it easier to reserve for the next day, modify it to the last hour of the location for today, usually one modification doesn't work, and then finally to your preffered hour.
If you can't get it to your preffered hour but you've gotten it at least to your preffered day, (which sometimes happens) you can call in, and have them change it. Its always worked for me.

This is also how you push off your reservation to a later hour when it doesn't let you select a premium for later even though you have it reserved for now. Say from 2pm to 5:30pm. For that a call will take care of it.

I hope this helps the DDF'ers who like getting the nicer cars.
I have often been preconfirmed into extremely nice cars due to no premiums being available.
Cool tip thanks

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #2638 on: January 02, 2014, 06:01:06 PM »
As a public service post I'll add a tip:
Avid hertz renters love premiums, because many of us use points, and vouchers, and want to maximise them by getting the best car possible.

A common issue, you need a premium today, but there are no premiums available.

Solution: similar to the solution put forth for getting cheaper daily rates. Book the premium for the next day and modify it slowly backwards. I find it easier to reserve for the next day, modify it to the last hour of the location for today, usually one modification doesn't work, and then finally to your preffered hour.
If you can't get it to your preffered hour but you've gotten it at least to your preffered day, (which sometimes happens) you can call in, and have them change it. Its always worked for me.

This is also how you push off your reservation to a later hour when it doesn't let you select a premium for later even though you have it reserved for now. Say from 2pm to 5:30pm. For that a call will take care of it.

I hope this helps the DDF'ers who like getting the nicer cars.
I have often been preconfirmed into extremely nice cars due to no premiums being available.
But u find that many hle don't carry premium, I'd that correct?
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #2639 on: January 02, 2014, 06:37:53 PM »
But u find that many hle don't carry premium, I'd that correct?
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