| Service Types | Value-priced car rental, mainly at major airports for leisure travellers; online check-in with keys left in the car | Car, van and truck rental at airport and neighbourhood locations | — | — |
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| Network & Coverage | About 1,500 franchised branches (2017), 840 in US & Canada; also Australia, Caribbean, Latin America and parts of Europe | About 160 countries with roughly 12,000 corporate and franchise locations (group-wide) | — | — |
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| Vehicle Range | — | Economy cars to SUVs, vans and trucks; specialty Prestige, Adrenaline and Dream Car collections; electric vehicles at select locations | — | — |
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| Loyalty Programme | Dollar Express (free): faster rentals; US$500 incidental hold waived after first rental for members with a Visa on file | Hertz Gold Plus Rewards (free): Gold, Five Star and President's Circle tiers; about 1 point per US$1 at base tier; skip-the-counter at select airports | — | — |
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| Cancellation Policy | Cancel for any reason per Dollar's flexible-booking promise; prepaid terms may differ | Pay Later: generally free to cancel (some international locations may charge no-show fees). US Pay Now: US$50-100 fee if cancelled 24h+ before pickup, US$200 within 24h; no-show forfeits prepayment | — | — |
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| Minimum Renter Age | US: rents to drivers aged 20-24 with restrictions; under-25s may rent with a debit card subject to conditions | US & Canada: 20 at most locations (18 in Michigan, New York and Quebec; 19 in Alabama and Nebraska); under-25 fee US$19/day; specialty collections excluded | — | — |
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| Booking Channels | Website, airport counters; Best Rate Guarantee on direct bookings | Website, Hertz app, rental counters, third-party travel sites (third-party cancellation rules apply) | — | — |
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| Parent Company | The Hertz Corporation (Hertz Global Holdings), since 2012 | Hertz Global Holdings (also owns Dollar, Thrifty and Firefly) | — | — |
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| Headquarters | Estero, Florida, US; founded 1965 in Los Angeles | Estero, Florida, US; founded 1918 in Chicago | — | — |
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| Payment Methods | Credit cards; debit cards with credit check, matching proof of travel, two IDs and US$500 plus rental-cost hold | — | — | — |
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