Rental Terms

Rental Terms, Qualifications and Requirements

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Fee Name	Description
Additional Surcharge	This fee is for all car rentals in selected states.
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
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.
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.
Arena Cost Recovery	This fee is required by the City of Kansas City to provide funds for a downtown arena.
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.
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.”
Colorado Road Safety Program Fee	This fee is required by the State of Colorado to enhance the safety of state, county & municipal roads.
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.
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	The airport requires that all car rental companies collect this fee. The money collected is used to pay for car rental facilities.
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.
Domestic Security Fee -	This fee is required for all car rentals of 28 days or less in the State of New Jersey.
Eagle Roadside Rescue Fee	This fee covers 24/7 emergency roadside services.
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.
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.

Garage Recoupment Surcharge	This fee covers multiple service facility charges Hertz pays at the rental location such as maintenance and garage fees.
Highway Use Tax	This tax is applied to all car rentals for the use of public highways in selected states.
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.
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.
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 included in your approximate rental costs.
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.
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.
Parking Recovery Fee	This fee covers the cost Hertz pays to the location for parking access.
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.
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.
Tourism Surcharge	The State of Connecticut requires all car rental companies to charge a Tourism Surcharge on all rentals of 30 days or less.
Tourist Tax & State Surcharge	The State of Utah requires that all car rental companies collect this fee to support various State projects.
Rental Car Trans Fee	All car rental companies are required to collect this fee for operating in the Port District Tidelands in San Diego.

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.
FL TIRE AND BATTERY	This fee represents Florida’s solid waste fees on lead-acid batteries and new motor vehicle tires.
HI SURCHARGE	The State of Hawaii requires all rental car companies collect a USD 5.00/day surcharge.
NM SURCHARGE	The State of New Mexico requires all rental car companies collect a USD 2.00/day surcharge.
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.
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.
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.
MIDFIELD FEE - SPRINGFIELD	This fee covers the Midfield Fee paid to the Springfield airport for each rental.
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.
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.
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.

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