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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 #3120 on: May 23, 2014, 12:08:02 PM »
Dosent the fine print say that the whole rental need to be paid by CC? is a PC code different? whats the rule with free day voucher?
Don't quote me but I saw elsewhere that MasterRental which covers the insurance on cards such as the World Mastercard specify that for coupon rentals at least one day must be paid for Master Rental to cover it.
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #3121 on: May 23, 2014, 12:20:04 PM »
Don't quote me but I saw elsewhere that MasterRental which covers the insurance on cards such as the World Mastercard specify that for coupon rentals at least one day must be paid for Master Rental to cover it.

I spoke to them and they confirmed that at least one day has to be paid in full with the credit card.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #3122 on: May 23, 2014, 12:30:47 PM »
I spoke to them and they confirmed that at least one day has to be paid in full with the credit card.
Who did you speak to?
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #3123 on: May 23, 2014, 01:25:53 PM »
Dosent the fine print say that the whole rental need to be paid by CC? is a PC code different? whats the rule with free day voucher?
Even if the rental is a dollar your in good shape. What they don't cover is if you only pay the taxes and fees. Yes a free day voucher has the same issue as points. (your not paying for anything)

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #3124 on: May 23, 2014, 01:51:46 PM »
Who did you speak to?

MasterRental. It was a while ago, but I don't think anything changed.

ETA: Now that I think about it, it might have been Visa's insurance program (not sure what it's called)

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #3125 on: May 23, 2014, 04:15:00 PM »
Just rent with amex premium, as long as any amount is charged you are good ! the simplest way and it covers many more cars then other credit card insurance.
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #3126 on: May 24, 2014, 02:22:14 PM »
Points are a Pc code, if you want a car for 2 weeks and only have points for 1, you pay for one week and one week is free
There is a separate PC code for one week and two weeks

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« Reply #3127 on: May 24, 2014, 10:36:43 PM »
There is a separate PC code for one week and two weeks
+1 and its great because at the counter you have a decent shot at an upgrade when using points because they wont see the price until the end.
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #3128 on: May 25, 2014, 01:48:31 PM »
I want to reserve a car for my trip to LA with Hertz points and want CC coverage.
However, I cannot do an extra day of pay with cash rental because I have a flight back and there's no way I will be able to keep it that extra day.

Can I reserve the car with one day worth of points and then when I check out I will change it to a weekly code? If I have a USAA membership, will that help anything with the insurance?

Thanks for all this help, you guys are amazing.

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« Reply #3129 on: May 25, 2014, 02:46:45 PM »
I want to reserve a car for my trip to LA with Hertz points and want CC coverage.
However, I cannot do an extra day of pay with cash rental because I have a flight back and there's no way I will be able to keep it that extra day.

Can I reserve the car with one day worth of points and then when I check out I will change it to a weekly code? If I have a USAA membership, will that help anything with the insurance?

Thanks for all this help, you guys are amazing.
Usaa will cover after the first 5k upto a certain amount, about changing the points codes, its an interesting idea and it should work, however I cant give you a definitive answer on that because I have never tried it. what I would do is rent with amex premium, than if anything happens to the car, just bring it back with less gas and they''ll charge you for it and you''ll then be covered.
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #3130 on: May 25, 2014, 04:13:57 PM »
Usaa will cover after the first 5k upto a certain amount

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USAA only coveres you if you have auto insurance on your own car through them.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #3131 on: May 25, 2014, 04:16:48 PM »
Usaa will cover after the first 5k upto a certain amount, about changing the points codes, its an interesting idea and it should work, however I cant give you a definitive answer on that because I have never tried it. what I would do is rent with amex premium, than if anything happens to the car, just bring it back with less gas and they''ll charge you for it and you''ll then be covered.
U can use amex premium coverage

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #3132 on: May 25, 2014, 04:26:17 PM »
-1

USAA only coveres you if you have auto insurance on your own car through them.
-1 not true IMHE i have a friend who it covered for him even without having car insurance through usaa
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #3133 on: May 25, 2014, 05:56:26 PM »
-1 not true IMHE i have a friend who it covered for him even without having car insurance through usaa
So what made the experience humble?  ;)

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #3134 on: May 25, 2014, 06:20:25 PM »
I want to reserve a car for my trip to LA with Hertz points and want CC coverage.
However, I cannot do an extra day of pay with cash rental because I have a flight back and there's no way I will be able to keep it that extra day.

Can I reserve the car with one day worth of points and then when I check out I will change it to a weekly code? If I have a USAA membership, will that help anything with the insurance?

Thanks for all this help, you guys are amazing.
If you have issues bring it back not full on gas... Regular Amex insurance (not premium)  covers you

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #3135 on: May 25, 2014, 06:21:48 PM »
Usaa will cover after the first 5k upto a certain amount, about changing the points codes, its an interesting idea and it should work, however I cant give you a definitive answer on that because I have never tried it. what I would do is rent with amex premium, than if anything happens to the car, just bring it back with less gas and they''ll charge you for it and you''ll then be covered.
You don't need to use premium to be covered, a gas charge will do the trick.

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #3136 on: May 25, 2014, 06:22:54 PM »
-1

USAA only coveres you if you have auto insurance on your own car through them.
-1 you are covered even if you don't have Usaa insurance

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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #3137 on: May 25, 2014, 07:41:09 PM »
-1 you are covered even if you don't have Usaa insurance
Thanks for the support  ;)
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #3138 on: May 25, 2014, 07:42:26 PM »
So what made the experience humble?  ;)
Just being a little more political than saying YOU ARE COMPLETELY WRONG, YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT !!!
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Re: Hertz Master Thread
« Reply #3139 on: May 25, 2014, 07:55:29 PM »
Just being a little more political than saying YOU ARE COMPLETELY WRONG, YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT !!!

Thank you for that.  ;)
I was basing my statement on what I was told over the phone by USAA, but I guess they were wrong.