How I Got Hertz To Give Me A Free Double-Tow, 1 Day Off My Rental, And A $25 Voucher
I was cruising down I-95 to Maryland to see my uncle's bluegrass band with my step-father in the passenger seat and my wife in the back, when I noticed my Hertz rental wasn't steering as responsively as before. The tire pressure indicator light went on, then the passenger-side airbag light was on steady, and so was the car temperature gauge.
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Hertz Suspends 34 Muslim Employees For Praying On The Clock
A group of 34 Hertz employees, all Somali Muslims, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport have been suspended indefinitely for reportedly not punching the time clock before and after taking a few minutes to pray during the work day.
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How To Swerve Away From Extra Car Rental Fees
Sure, maybe you're smart enough not to fall for the optional insurance car rental companies like to shill when you borrow one of their fine vehicles. And of course, you're wise to the
astronomical final bill you might get if you opt for their
pricey fuel options. But do you know what other gotchas lay in store?
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Columnist: Hertz Charged More To Refill Gas Tank Than To Rent Car For 2 Days
News that car rental companies are charging
more than $9 per gallon for failure to fill up the gas tank upon return caught a Sports Illustrated columnist by surprise.
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Not Filling The Tank On Your Rental Car Could Cost You $9 A Gallon
Next time you're running close to the deadline for returning a rental car and have to choose between a late fee or being penalized for not having a full gas tank, be sure that you're using the right per-gallon dollar amount when figuring out which will cost less. According to a new USA Today survey, the penalty for having to fill up a rental car's tank can now set you back over $9 per gallon.
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Ex-Hertz Employee Shares 3 Tips On Saving On Your Next Rental
A former slinger of keys for rental car company Hertz has stepped forward from the shadows to share his three tips for saving on your next car.
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5 Tips For Beating Car Rental Companies At The Claim Game
Anyone who has ever had the misfortune of fighting a car rental company on an insurance claim — especially over a ding or scratch that you know was there before you drove off the lot — knows that it's often a losing battle. But travel journalist Christopher Elliott has some tips for putting up a good fight.
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Does The Hertz Claims Department Really Exist?
Have you ever tried to reach the "claims department" of Hertz? Mark was in a car accident with a Hertz customer, and isn't able to get hold of anyone. Either this department is grossly understaffed, or it doesn't exist.
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Hertz Alienates Longtime Customer With $10 Convenience Fee For 75 Cent Toll
It's pretty convenient to not have to pay tolls when you're renting a car. Bruce tells Consumerist that he rented a car from Hertz that was enrolled in PlatePass, a service that scans a rental car's license plate and automatically charges the toll to the renter's credit card—along with a $10 fee. This fee is probably more convenient and less infuriating if you rack up more than 75 cents in tolls during the course of your rental.
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Hertz Ad Violates Rules For Renting Hertz Car
Rental car company Hertz has recently begun a massive ad push in cities where its rent-by-the-hour Hertz Connect service is available. The ads I've seen here in New York tout the service as a way for us car-less city folk to do things like go shopping in the 'burbs or drive to a beach where dead bodies are less likely to wash ashore.
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Want To Rent A Hybrid? Be Prepared To Pay A Lot More Green
When it comes to car rentals, I've rarely cared about the make and model of what I'm driving, so long as it's in my (low) price range, it has a working radio and the driver's side door operates properly. So it's a good thing I've never tried to rent a hybrid, because the New York Times says I'd be paying anywhere from 30-70% more for the thrill of it all.
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Hertz Gobbles Up Dollar Thrifty
Consolidation continues to hit the rental car market as Hertz announced today that it has agreed to a $1.2 billion purchase of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group.
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Rent Cars For $3-10 A Day... Just Get Them Out Of Florida
For some reason, there are a lot of rental car lots in Florida bursting at the seams with cars they need to distribute to the rest of the country. That's why several national rental companies are offering dirt-cheap — as little as $3/day — one-way rentals, just so long as you get those cars out of Florida.
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Hertz Holds Your Rental Hostage For Cash Deposit, To Be Returned In 2 Weeks
—>Ryan's wife is currently traveling alone with their 3-month-old son on the way to an unexpected funeral near Salt Lake, Utah. Despite the fact that she paid for the rental up front as part of an Orbitz package, the local Hertz jerks are refusing to give her the car unless she goes to an ATM and brings back $200 cash, which they say they will mail back in check form a few weeks after she returns the car. Even Hertz says this isn't their policy, but they can't seem to stay on the phone long enough to help Ryan and his wife. More »
Retail Management Re-defines Holiday $pirit
—>I'm sure many Consumerist readers either currently or previously had to work as a part-time wage-slave. Now that the holidays are over, what are the 'best' sickening sales creeds that management has ever given you? More »
Hertz To Compete With Zipcar For Hourly Car Rentals
—>Hertz is rolling out an hourly rental car service like Zipcar's called "Connect," starting in New York City, Park Ridge, N.J, London and Paris. Best of all, no dealing with counter staff. [NYT] (Photo: Marike79) More »
385 Car Rental Discount Codes
Here's about 385 working discount codes and coupons for National, Enterprise, Budget, AVIS, and HERTZ, courtesy of Fat Wallet. The post says they're all tested as of 6/30/07. If you have trouble using any of the codes, read through the pages of messages for tips and pointers. More »
Car Rental Grace Periods Died Graceless Death
—>You may have missed it, but a number of national car-rental places amended or ended their car-rental grace periods this year. These were rules that said if you returned your car an hour or two late, they wouldn't charge you for the overtime. More »
Hertz's Green Collecion Isn't
—>Our buddy Better Miles over at Upgrade Travel takes Hertz's "Green Collection" of rental cars to the mat. Then rolls them up in the mat. Then feeds the mat through a Fargo-like wood chipper. Then urinates on the steaming slurry. More »
Rent-A-Cars Say 'Returned-A-Heap'
—>One month after returning his Hertz rental car on a German holiday without a scratch, Michael Remmert found himself suddenly billed for $1000 in repairs. Moreover, when he asked to see the repair estimate, they sent him one dated 30 days after the charge first appeared on his credit card. More »
UPDATE: Hertz Hatin' On The Boroughs Too
Hey, it's not just me and Dollar Rent-A-Car that hates the Boroughs and everything their denizenship of loudmouthed bozos and doofus hipsters stands for. Hertz does too! More »
