Rental Terms, Qualifications and Requirements
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Fee Name |
Description |
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Additional Surcharge |
This fee is for all car rentals in selected states. |
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Airport Concession Recovery / Airport Concession Fee Recovery / Airport Concession Fee Recovery & Airport Access Fee / Hotel and Airport Concession Fee Recovery / Airport Concession Fee Recovery and Midfield Fee / Fixed Based Operator & Airport Concession Fee Recovery (ACFR) / Privilege Fee Recovery Charge (PFCR) |
This charge covers the part of the fees that Hertz pays on each car rental for the right to do business at the airport, hotel or train station |
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Airport Security Fee |
The airport requires that all car rental companies collect this fee. The money collected is used to pay for additional airport security. |
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Allegheny County Rental Tax |
This fee is required by the County of Allegheny for all car rentals. The money collected is remitted to the county. |
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Arena Cost Recovery |
This fee is required by the City of Kansas City to provide funds for a downtown arena. |
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Busing Cost Recovery |
This fee covers the access fees Hertz pays to the airport each time the rental customer flies into the airport and uses the Hertz courtesy bus. |
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CA Tourism Fee / CA Tourism Commission Assessment / State Tourism Assessment |
This fee covers the monthly fees all car rental companies are required to pay to the California Travel and Tourism Commission on revenue generated at airport or hotel rental locations.” |
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Colorado Road Safety Program Fee |
This fee is required by the State of Colorado to enhance the safety of state, county & municipal roads. |
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Concession / Commission Fee Recovery (CFR) / Concession Recovery Surcharge Fee / Concession Tax and Fee Recovery / Transaction Facility and Concession Recovery Surcharge Fee - |
This charge covers part of the fees Hertz pays to the airport, hotel, train station, base or agent on each rental for the right to do business at the location. |
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Austin Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA) Charge / Customer Facility Charge / Consolidated Facility Fee / Facility and Operation Fee / Consumer Finance Charge / Airport Fee / Rental Car Facility Fee / Facility Use Fee / Facility Maintenance Charge / Sheltair Facilitation Fee / Hospitality Fee |
The airport requires that all car rental companies collect this fee. The money collected is used to pay for car rental facilities. |
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Customer Transportation Fee / Transportation Fee / Transportation Facility Fee / Transportation and Facility Charge |
The city requires that all car rental companies collect this fee. The money collected is used to pay for airport services such as transportation. |
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Domestic Security Fee - |
This fee is required for all car rentals of 28 days or less in the State of New Jersey. |
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Eagle Roadside Rescue Fee |
This fee covers 24/7 emergency roadside services. |
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Energy Surcharge / Energy Recovery Fee |
This fee covers various expenses including utility charges, bus fuel, oil and grease and other related costs. This charge is not intended to reflect a precise measure of Hertz's actual energy costs incurred to serve a particular customer. |
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FBO Concession Fee Recovery |
This charge covers part of the fees Hertz pays to both the Fixed Base Operator and the airport for the right to do business at the location. |
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Garage Recoupment Surcharge |
This fee covers multiple service facility charges Hertz pays at the rental location such as maintenance and garage fees. |
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Highway Use Tax |
This tax is applied to all car rentals for the use of public highways in selected states. |
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Hotel Concession/Commission Fee Recovery (HCFR)- |
This charge covers part of the fees Hertz pays to the hotel on each rental for the right to do business at the location. |
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Operation and Maintenance Recovery Fee (O & M fee) |
This fee covers expenses Hertz contributes toward the operation and maintenance of a shared car rental facility. |
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Motor Vehicle Lessor Tax |
The cities of Bolingbrook and Chicago require that all car rental companies collect a $2.75 tax per rental; the City of Cleveland requires $6.00 tax per rental. These charges are not includedin your approximate rental costs. |
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No Show Fee |
This fee is charged when a customer fails to show up for their rental and does not cancel their reservation within the allotted time period. |
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Rental Contract Fee |
The airport requires that all car rental companies collect this fee. The money collected is used to pay for vehicle rental facilities. |
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Rental Surcharge / State Rental Surcharge / State Surcharge / City Surcharge / County Surcharge / Rental Surcharge and Convention and Visitor Tax / State and County Surcharge |
This surcharge may be either mandatory or permitted fees, depending on rental location and applicable law. |
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Parking Recovery Fee |
This fee covers the cost Hertz pays to the location for parking access. |
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Parking Fine Recovery Fee |
The State of Massachusetts requires that all car rental companies collect this fee. This fee is used to offset the cost of unpaid parking tickets by car rental customers. |
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Property Tax, Title/License Reimbursement / Vehicle Licensing Cost Recovery / Vehicle Licensing Fee / Vehicle Licensing Fee Recovery / Vehicle Licensing Fee and Tax / Recovery Surcharge / Vehicle Licensing and Business Licensing Fee |
This fee covers the cost Hertz pays for registration, licensing and other related fees for applicable car rentals. |
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Tourism Surcharge |
The State of Connecticut requires all car rental companies to charge a Tourism Surcharge on all rentals of 30 days or less. |
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Tourist Tax & State Surcharge |
The State of Utah requires that all car rental companies collect this fee to support various State projects. |
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Rental Car Trans Fee |
All car rental companies are required to collect this fee for operating in the Port District Tidelands in San Diego. |
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FL SURCHARGE |
The Florida Rental Car Surcharge is imposed by the State at a rate of $2 per day (or any part of a day) on the lease or rental of motor vehicles designed to carry nine passengers or less. |
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FL TIRE AND BATTERY |
This fee represents Florida’s solid waste fees on lead-acid batteries and new motor vehicle tires. |
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HI SURCHARGE |
The State of Hawaii requires all rental car companies collect a USD 5.00/day surcharge. |
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NM SURCHARGE |
The State of New Mexico requires all rental car companies collect a USD 2.00/day surcharge. |
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POLICE TRAINING SURCHARGE (MA) |
The State of Massachusetts requires all rental car companies collect a USD 2.00 surcharge per rental to fund Municipal Police Training. |
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PA SURCHARGE |
The State of Pennsylvania requires all rental car companies collect a USD 2.00/day Short-Term Motor Vehicle Rental State Surcharge up to a maximum of 58.00. |
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WV STATE RENTAL TAX |
The State of West Virginia requires all rental car companies collect USD 1.00/day on the daily rental of passenger cars. |
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MIDFIELD FEE - SPRINGFIELD |
This fee covers the Midfield Fee paid to the Springfield airport for each rental. |
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Maricopa County/Arena Fee |
Maricopa County, Arizona requires all rental car companies collect a Short-Term Motor Vehicle Rental surcharge of 3.25% of taxable rental charges, or $2.50 per rental, whichever is greater. |
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PIMA County Fee |
PIMA County, Arizona requires all rental car companies collect a USD $3.50 Short-Term Motor Vehicle Rental County Surcharge per rental. |
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UTILITY FEE CHARGE |
The Utility Fee Charge is imposed by an airport authority or municipality and is required to be collected by a rental car company from its customers. |
