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Complaint Review: Hertz - Denver Colorado

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  • Reported By: Laura — Columbus Ohio United States
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  • Hertz 24890 East 78th Avenue - Denver Int'l Airport Denver, Colorado United States

Hertz Hertz Rental Hertz Rental Car at Denver International Airport uses deceptive practices with the intent to defraud their customers Denver Colorado

*Consumer Comment: Nothing deceptive here

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It was a BIG mistake to use a link in an email from Southwest for a "35% off promo rate" to Hertz.  After reseving online for a total of $400 after fees, Hetz then charged me for using the promo code!  They call it a FF surcharge (frequent flyer surcharge).  Hertz also did not disclose all of the charges and how they add up. My quoted price was $83.48 per day on a standard SUV. 

To start, this price is more than what Hertz even typically charges for the standard SUV category of vehicle when looking at their website.  So there really was no discount to begin with - very deceptive.  When we showed up with our two young children and luggage, they had us.  We were told our bags would not fit in the vehicle we chose online and we should upgrade.  They tacked on $200 for the "upgrade". 

Hertz did not clean out the vehicle from the last person sufficiently and the contract for the prior rental was in the vehicle showing that for the same vehicle rented just 2 weeks early for the exact amount of days - 4 days, 1/12/18-1/15/18 (which was over the weekend)  was 1/2 of the price of what we paid for our rental for 4 days, 1/23/18-1/27/18.  Hertz also does not disclose that they will tack on an 11.11% concession fee to all additional charges, so 11.11% for the car seat, 11.11% for the prepaid fuel, 11.11% for everything... then they add the taxes on top of that!  This made our $333.92 rental total $919.76 after we turned it in! 

Also, we took the vehicle at 7:30am and returned it 4 days and 1 hour later and they tacked on an additional day of charges and fees for the one hour window.  The reciept from the other individual showed he took the vehicle for 4 days and 8 hours and was not charged for 5 days.  Hertz's practces are highly inconsistent and deceptive.  Seems there are many ripoff reports for this particular Hertz location as well.  Makes you wonder if these counter agents are working on commission.  

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#1 Consumer Comment

Nothing deceptive here

AUTHOR: Flint - (United States)

POSTED: Sunday, December 11, 2022

It is well known that car rental companies charge wildly different rates depending on who you are, what vehicle you are renting, and the dates you are renting.  The previous renter reserved the correct vehicle from the beginning (instead of paying through the nose for a last-minute "upgrade"), didn't pre-pay for fuel (which is a ripoff), and didn't rent a car seat.  If you did those things, you would have also paid roughly half as much.  With a corporate discount, you would have probably paid $30 a day for the same exact vehicle.  And airport car rental places always charge all sorts of extra taxes, you should know that.  If you want to avoid that, take an Uber to an off-airport location.

And yes, I'm sure car rental clerks get some kind of bonus for upselling -- that should be obvious.  Virtually all salespeople are on commission.

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