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Old 07-13-2025, 05:30 PM
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Solution is, NEVER rent from HERTZ, DOLLAR, FIREFLY or THRIFTY (all the same company) unless you don't mind being arrested and thrown in jail for a few days because they had your rental vehicle tagged as STOLEN when a passing cop ran the plate.

Take a closeup video of the entire car BEFORE you leave the lot, for all other brands too.

Hertz is headed for it's bankruptcy again with this behavior.

I had a problem with Avis last year; I got a notice in the mail of damage to the front right tire on the car I rented. The damage happened 11 months ago. Took them that long to see a flat tire? Luckily I found the right person in the Avis corporation to talk to. Hertz doesn't have a customer service department evidently.

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I really wish Enterprise, Lake Sumter Landing, was more 'average consumer' friendly. Their rates are always very high. I've been told Enterprise is used primarily by people who have a corporate number, which then gives them a discount.

What responders before me here have said about Hertz is likely true. I am anxious every day I drive a rental car from them.

The Hertz in Leesburg has the same hours, but I've read better comments about them here on the forum.

Most rental car operations, unless you're at an airport, are "franchises". They don't all operate the same. They do their own pricing, hours, policies, etc.

Even Enterprise at the Tampa Airport was a franchise until about 10 years ago.

:Lumping all '"Hertz" or "Enterprise" lcoations into the same basket, it like saying all the Paneras, McDonald's or Dunkins, are the same. They are not. They are individually owned and operated in most cases.
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