Win your share of one million Hertz Gold Plus Rewards points with their summer competition

Hertz has launched a Summer-long competition giving away one million Gold Plus Rewards points.

Until 17th September Gold Plus Rewards members can win themselves a share of the prize – and the more rentals you make the more chances you get of winning.

You can also enter simply by signing up for Gold Plus Rewards – no rentals necessary.

How does Hertz Gold Plus Rewards work?

We (well, reader Charlieface) recently wrote a comprehensive review of the Hertz Gold Plus Rewards scheme which you can find here.

In short the earning rate is 1 point per $1 or equivalent, based on your base rate before taxes, insurance and location surcharges.

You can earn on rentals in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Scandinavia, Finland and Benelux.  Franchised locations (not owned by Hertz corporate) are often NOT included for earning or redeeming.  Bookings made via online travel agents and consolidators are also non-qualifying.

Hertz Gold Plus Rewards is based on fixed price rewards, which vary from country to country – see here.

Looking at the European chart, the best redemptions in our view are Compact (class C) and Intermediate (class D) cars which cost:

• 900 points for one weekday
• 800 / 1200 points for one / two weekend days respectively
• 2800 points for one week

The competition

Throughout the Summer, Hertz is running a great competition giving away a total of 1 million Gold Plus Rewards points.

Luckily, they aren’t giving all the points to one person.  1,111 free rental days would probably be too many.

Instead, there are a total of 436 prizes to be won.

135 weekly winners will receive one of the prizes below:

• 1 reward week rental (2,800 points)
• 1 reward weekend rental (1,200 points) or
• 1 reward rental day (900 points)

All entries remain in the draw until the end of competition period.  301 grand prizes will then be drawn:

• 1st prize: 1 winner of 291,200 points
• 2nd prizes: 100 winners of 1 reward week rental (2,800 points)
• 3rd prizes: 100 winners of 1 reward weekend rental (1,200 points)
• 4th prizes: 100 winners of 1 reward rental day (900 points)

How to enter

There are many ways of entering the competition.  However, in order to enter you must be a Hertz Gold Plus Rewards member.

If you aren’t a member yet, you will get five prize draw entries simply for joining Gold Plus Rewards.  There is absolutely no requirement to rent in order to enter.  The link to join is here – see the top right corner.

Both new and existing members can get an additional five prize draw entries for opting in to receive marketing e-mail updates from Hertz.

Entries with Hertz bookings:

You MUST register via this site before your rentals start.  It is worth registering now if you think you have may have a Hertz rental coming up between now and mid September.

You will get:

• 1 entry with every non-Premium vehicle rental
• 5 entries with every Premium vehicle rental

If you pay with a Mastercard you will get double entries on each booking.

The last day to pick up a car and be entered into the prize draw is 10th September. The car has to be returned by 17th September.

You can enter if you live in the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, Switzerland, Ireland, Finland, Sweden, Norway or Denmark.

Remember that even if you have no car rental planned at present, you can get five entries into the competition simply for signing up for Hertz Gold Plus Rewards for free.  The link is here.

If you are already a member of Gold Plus Rewards, you must register here.

Good luck.

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How to get FREE car rental status and other benefits via UK credit cards (April 2025)

If you hire a car in the UK, you can get special benefits (discounts, upgrades, free additional drivers etc) if you have elite status with a car rental programme. You can get elite status for free via certain American Express cards.

The Platinum Card and American Express Business Platinum

The Platinum Card from American Express and American Express Business Platinum come with two free car hire status cards. Your supplementary Platinum cardholder can also receive status in their own right.

From Avis, you receive President’s Club status in Avis Preferred. This gets you up to 25% off standard rates, a free additional driver and a guaranteed one class upgrade. For weekend rentals you will receive a two class upgrade, subject to availability.

From Hertz, you receive ‘Five Star’ status in Hertz Gold Plus Rewards. This gets you up to 15% off standard rates, a free additional driver and a one class upgrade, subject to availability.

Hertz also offers Platinum cardholders a 4 hour grace period on rentals. Your final day is treated as 28 hours, so a 1pm pick up with a 5pm return the following day is only charged as one day, not two days. We wrote about the Hertz / Platinum 4 hour grace period here.

The Platinum Card also comes with full car hire insurance with no obligation to pay for the rental via American Express. You can refuse any attempts to sell you additional insurance at pick up. This benefit has substantial value if you rent on a regular basis.

You can find more details on the two Platinum cards, and apply, in our full reviews linked below. You can apply here for the personal card and here for the business card.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on American Express Platinum is increased from 50,000 Membership Rewards points to a huge 80,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (80,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

The Platinum Card from American Express

80,000 bonus points and great travel benefits – for a large fee Read our full review

American Express Business Platinum

50,000 points when you sign-up and an annual £200 Amex Travel credit Read our full review

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold is an excellent card in its own right. You receive 20,000 Membership Rewards points for signing up (convert to 20,000 Avios amongst other things), four airport lounge passes and £120 of Deliveroo credit. Even better, your first year is free.

There are two car rental benefits:

• you receive Preferred Plus status in Avis Preferred

• you receive a special package with Hertz – 10% off best available rates at participating locations, a one class upgrade for rentals of 5 days or more, subject to availability, and no additional driver fees

Find out more about the benefits of American Express Preferred Rewards Gold in our review. You can apply here.

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on the ‘free for a year’ American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card is increased from 20,000 Membership Rewards points to 30,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (30,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 30,000 points, FREE for a year & four airport lounge passes Read our full review