Works fine for me. Try a new broswer window.

there are no "open" codes that include LDW. Any code that includes LDW is a Corporate code, linked to a corporation. In the above cases, damage was waived via the AWD code as you have experienced. At the end of the year, a list of accidents is provided to the company whom the AWD code is involved with. Frequent accidents by specific people, or more than the market average for accidents in particular cities can be cause for a higher cost in the rental in exchange for the same coverage. If the owning company can disavow specific people, stating "those people are not employees" then avis will investigate, demanding proof of employment to those companies. By keeping their rolls clean, it allows for the best possible rate on renegotiation. Less accidents mean less LDW charge built into their corp rate. Also if one person has 5 accidents nationwide, Avis may offer to exclude that person from renting with Avis under that AWD code, therefore keeping the company charges cheaper. In those cases, Avis did the math for the company, showing that by puttintg that person outside of the agreement, and having that person buy full LDW on his own, the company as a whole saves more money. Believe it or not, it happens. there are some guys that are just high risk drivers.

Should those individuals not have any proof of employment, or eligibility to use those codes, the security dept will determine the degree of separation from the code. If a friend gave you the code and that friend works for the company, youll just have to repay the money. But if you are using, for example, a law firms AWD in new york, and you live and work in Arizona, The company it its discretion may place you on the do not rent list.

The three individuals who were denied that I know of used the same AWD code, a code that allowed age and full LDW. Two of the individuals got into an accident at the same time during a snow storm, I believe they hit each other. The third totalled the car on vacation in Hawaii. the owning company was alerted to it because they have absolutely no business in the entire state of Hawaii, and the firm only travels on the east coast. The two cars in the accident were also involved with several other cars, and because of the multiple insurance information collected, the individuals put their real employers on the police reports and in reports to other insured individuals in the case. The LDW providers caught the discrepancy and requested proof of employment from the AWD company. Thats all she wrote. Once that cleared up, Avis asked the company to review accident reports and "names of those using the particular AWD code." Then they spotted the Hawaii rental.

I do believe the AWD was publicized on a Frequent traveler board, but I did not see the particular AWD code on this board.


In all cases, the renters personal insurance, including credit card, refused to pick up the charges of the accidents because "the rental was obtained via fradulent means" therefore violating the contract. I forgot the actual passage, but in the rental agreement, there is a passage that speaks to it.

So, due to violation of contract, the insurance companes opted out of paying for the incidents. The guy in Hawaii did get his insurance to argue his case out during litigation, but he was responsible for alll charges. The insurance company handled the litigation costs.

these are test cases that were shared to managers at managers training to explain how things worked.

There are, however, open codes that are linked to Loss limit setups. For example, Some AAA codes for some states are linked to "max liability on damage to the car is 3,000". so if you total the car, Avis will send you a bill fr 3k.

For the life of me, I cannot remember what this code is linked to. But to the best of my knowledge, and research, I have not found a single AWD code that is "free for all" that includes insurance. Not a single one.

Plus, using an AWD code to defraud on price is one thing, they just make you pay the difference.

Using an AWD code to defraud on age....I am in discussions with an FT'er who is in that hell right now. I have at least 10 Private messages back and forth discussing his situation and he got caught and is now on the DNR list.


using an AWD code to defraud on thousands of dollars of damage.... Well....you see the result. Also, depending on the state, it could be considered illegal. Because LDW by nature is not insurance, its a loss damage waiver, insurance fraud cannot be applied. But depending on the state, it could come under some statutes. Lawyers chime in. If someone misrepresents themselves to obtain thousands of dollars in benefits....what charges can be levied?

What happens when you use one of these special codes and are a Preferred member (contract and keys ready to go, bus drops you off at the car)?

Can you avoid the interrogation by booking a car using your Preferred profile, or will they just hold the keys at the counter until you verify you can use the code???

What a result that I came across this post !!

I work for an investment bank in London and notice on our US travel intranet page that we have an arrangement with Avis - the link takes you into a co-branded section of the Avis website and provides 2 AWD codes: one for business travel and one for employees to use on leisure travel.

So I thought I'd see what rate they come up with for my upcoming SFO rental, filled in the info, changed my country of residence to UK etc. What I found interesting is that the LDW and ALI sections on the quote page were "greyed out" (ie: accepted) which I assumed means that they are included in the rate. (NB: I know that when using budget.com and you select "UK" as country of residence that these items are included in base rates that are quoted in UK Sterling, but still optional if the base rate is quoted in USD).

So am happily completing details thinking that I have saved USD20 (when compared to the rate I got on Budget.com) for the total rental.

But this post about companies and AWD rates has me very nervous indeed !! I would most certainly not want to be in the situation where if (god forbid) we did have an accident that my employer could potentially get involved / caught up in the (likely) mess !!

ezmonee - is there anyway to see what type of benefits are associated with an AWD? I ask b/c my company has about 8 or 9 different AWDs associated with it and I was wondering why so many? Now if some of them included an LDW or something then I could understand. When I was at the DTW AVIS to rent a car a few weeks ago I asked them what the difference was. The girl looked my company's AWDs and couldn't tell me. She wasn't one of the most knowledgable AVIS employees but she was nice, so I didn't push the subject. Any light that you could shed on this would be appreciated.

Thanks!!

AAA and Sam's Club code
 

Are these following codes still valid? I checked them on the AVIS site and it produced the discounts, but I know these codes were from 2004. Do you think it is still legit to use them?

AAA discount code B935221

Sam's Club code B973000

Thanks for your help on this matter.

And BTW, I picked these codes since I am members of both clubs.

Although I havent tried it lately, A153700 will not save in profiles. The system blocks it. Someone spend the time and try so we all know.

There is a way, but its not easy. Not everyone knows. Its not a standard screen. its been a while, but /for p610-p618 (any avis employee will know what that means) somewhere in that range, on an Avis admin terminal, will get you the benefits for each individual code at THAT location. Only corporate sales can provide a list of each code.

I will caution that each code is probably exactly the same. Usually with the exception of one specific code (for example a555500 is for military, a555590 is for military liesure) all the benefits are the same. The only difference is the billing department for accounting.

a555500 is for military, general. a555501 is also military...but assigned to "Army JAG". A555502 Abredeen proving grounds.

those are examples...but I have no clue what each number is.

when checking out what each code is, look at it this way.

AWD's are a letter and 6 digit codes (soon to be 7).

the letter and first 4 designate an account, the last two designate a billing dept within that account.

yes.

A108300- Costco
B999900- AAA

Thanks for the info. Do you think it would be easier to call or to stop at the desk to find out what benifits there are?

Thanks again!!!

I have used these codes at several locations. As a Preferred you get off the bus and go to your car as usual, no questions asked (SAN, PHX, SEA). I have even gone into the office and requested a car change with no questions asked.

However, at a non-preferred location they ask for your authorization. When I tell them it was a quick trip with no time to get the authorization they searched around for another code with a very similar pricing and give that to me.

Flighthopper

is this for the a153700 rate? man your playing with fire!

Has anyone used code B999000, this seems like a great discount. Also does anyone a code that would work great in Orlando?

I did a search in this thread by entering B999000 - you can get some info reading posts #294 and #416.

thanks for the info on B999000, Do you know of any that work at MCO.

Let me get this straight....
 

this has the potential of the greatest scam in the making:


B999900 - AAA discount code
B999000 - unknown discount code

when I punch in January 24, 2007 (1) one day rental at ROC - Rochester here's the difference in price:


B999900 - $59.88 total
B999000 - $31.39 total

Can a AAA card holder get away with using clumsy code entry error IF confronted? the difference is one digit, and AAA membership card is available.


If it were not to go through, what are the consequences? Would anyone still be able to get the legitimate discounted rate, or is there some sort of a penalty or full rate charge the day of the rental?


Very interesting...

--Russ

Very interesting indeed. Isn't B999000 an employee code? When I ran it for my LAX rental, every single car category (except Cadillac CTS and Hummer) came back at $150 per week - even a Cadillac Deville.

If this is an employee code, I wouldn't risk it - you can say you punched in the AAA code, but they will just correct the rate at pick-up and use the AAA code for you. Also, when using an AWD code which is not part of your Wizard profile, the reservation no longer qualifies for Preferred benefits, so it's not like you can just get your printout on the bus, jump in your car and go, no questions asked.

Many, many people have tried to use the B999000 code and failed. Do a search....

I did...I have no plans to try and use it.

B999000 = CEO discount program. No idea who qualifies, but surely it is not me!

L093590 invalid
 

Last week I tried this code for a rental in Mexico and it came back with a great rate. Tried it today for the exact same terms of rental and it's now coming back as "invalid":(

new codes?
 

Hi all,
hope someone may be able to help me with this one. I am trying to find a code to use on Avis, but all the codes I enter don't seem to work. I am trying to rent a car (or something larger) for 10 days in February in the town of Rio Grande, Argentina. Current quote is around £540 - $1,100.00 Not great :(

any help would be much appreciated. thanks.
Steffan.

J868801 has always given us very good rates at MCO. It's a corp rate I got from the Florida visitor's bureau a few years ago. Available to anyone.

I'm using it again this April.

I am going to be in Turks and Caicos (airport code PLS) from 4/19-4/23. The rates I am getting are insane. any coupons that will work in the Caribbean?

Okay, I am getting some conflicting information on this thread, discount code L093590 comes up in the list of codes as Kellwood and says it has $3k liability limit. However further searching shows it belongs to Telemarketing Pre-Assisgned?!? What does this code belong to? With all the codes I have seen here, L093590 has been most consistent.

Also, BEWARE on the Government rates as I have been charged GARS twice. It is $5/day tacked on and is supposed to be something like Goverment Assistance Recuperation or something or other. Called Avis agents to try and get it taken off but no luck.

Starwood Code
 

Looking to use a Starwood code for rental because it is about 1/3 of the regular price, but do you need to be a special level Starwood Guest to technically receive these discounts i.e Starwood Gold.....or can any starwood member use it.....or is this discount for use by Starwood employees???? Can anyone help to clarify this for me?

15% Discount in Europe (through May 2007)
 

The latest edition of the SWISS International Airlines e-newsletter contains codes for 15% off in Europe (through May 2007). Note, this is avilabile only for US and Canadian residents

http://yourcountry.swiss.com/local/a...s-article2.htm

I also still find the "L" code to be the most consistantly best value with no hassle to use. It may not be the absolute lowest price in every case, but it's so consistant I don't need to waste time checking different codes. It does belong to Kellwood and there is no I.D. required. I use it every week.

Can this code be used at any location? I'm looking to rent in FLL for a week starting tomorrow and would love to find a working discount code. Thanks.

I use it in FLL regularly. Never a problem

This code is giving me about 40 pounds ($80) off a one day UK rental.

Has ayone had problems or been asked for ID?

Many thanks!

I tried to use this code yesterday and got a popup - this is not a valid code :(

Jan,
What airport? I'd like to try it. I've never got that error with L093590.

International AWD Code Needed
 

Hi
Im trying to rent from Avis in Spain for 3/31 to 4/12
does anyone have a AWD code that will work Internationally?

Thanks in advance

Thanks for this great AWD code. It gave me a good discount for an upcoming rental in Austin...My question is, have you ever tried using a coupon code in addition to this AWD? There's a coupon on the site currently (MUWA086) for $30 off a weekly rental. Apparently, the coupon isn't applied or reflected in the total until the time of actual rental. I was able to make a reservation using both L093590 and MUWA086, but obviously, the coupon isn't reflected in the total yet. Just want to make sure it won't "red-flag" me at the counter when i show up to get the car...

Any insight wold be greatly appreciated!

D005927 is no longer working for UK rentals. I've used this code for several years, but today, I get all through the reservation (no pop ups or anything to say its invalid) and it simply fails to complete (see my post on is the avis website broken). Through a process of elimination, I've discovered the code is the problem.

Incidentally, I have used this code many times in the UK and never been asked for verification, so if it works for you, go for it.

Jennifer

Edited to add: I seem to be having the same problem with every code - bah humbug. Yet, I can make a non-discounted booking with no problems. I'll try again tomorrow

Any cupon with "M" in the front means "money off", or a specific dollar amount. With Gas prices as they are now a days, the "G" coupons are more and more popular. "T" stands for time. Just a little inside info that means nothing to this discussion.

If my memory isnt faulting me, MUWA031, 032, 033,034 are paperless dollar off coupons that the res center uses to hook you in case your faltering on the rental estimate. "I can give you 25 dollars off for a week to make it better...../" MUWA034 I think is 35 off 3 weeks.


As a former avis employee, its difficult to discern what each code is and what each coupon is without having access to Wizard, but I will say that pretty much every coupon that starts with a M will work on pretty much any AWD Code. Where it gets tricky is whether they need the coupon or not.

Avis had "paperless coupons" that will show up in the rental without any issues. Those coupons will say "no coupon required" or "discount card, expires". Read the coupon and see if it says "present back to customer" on the back.

Tricky, because the avis rental computer will take your coupon over the computer and make it look like it took the coupon, but really all its doing is

"if paperless, put coupon number in the Coupon field."
"if coupon is required, put note in file saying 'wants to use this coupon' and leaves the coupon field blank."

if its truly a paperless coupon, it will accept it, no issues. discount will be reflected at the end of the rental (all coupons are reflected at the end of the rental, regardless of what the coupon says. When the computer gets a authorization from your coupon, it gets an auth for the amount WITHOUT the coupon, because if you fail to meet the criteria o the coupon like not honoring the saturday night overstay, or didnt return the car at the right location, or some othe rreason, it will kick the coupon out).

IF i were in your situation (and im much more slick about it, because I know the system) I would just go to any avis location, ask them to pull up my reservation and look and ask them to print out a copy of the reservation for my records (anyone can ask that). They would hit print s on the command prompt, sending a print screen of that file to the printer. From there, I could see if the coupon was in the "RMK" line or the "CPN" line. RMK means they need the coupon, CPN means its paperless. (RMK bottom of page, almost last line, starting all the way on the left, CPN top, second or third line of type, far right)

If they require presentation of the coupon, there is a 50/50 chance that you will get questioned on the coupon. Honestly it depends on the location, the person, and how long into the shift the person is. The nicer you are, the more likely they are to take it and just use it with no issues. As a Preferred, you may need or get flagged to go inside to present that coupon, but remember, you can give it to them at the end as well. As long as its less than 24 hours from when you reciept was printed, the agent can apply any coupon to your rental and issue a new reciept. After one day, only the reservation center can do it.


All this work could be avoided if I could read the could see the coupon. its alot to type in, but the wording on the cpn "instructions to rental agent" will be able to tell me exactly about that coupon.

Use the coupons
 

I use coupons all the time with the "L" code. If the coupon is not valid with the code, you get an error message. If it is valid, it shows up on the right side of the confirmation screen inside the box next to "coupon". It never deducts from the total on the confirmation. Use the coupons and don't worry.

For future reference, I got D005927 to work on a UK rental again. I think the problem was that, in the past I have always rented intermediate cars with this code (because for the longest time they were coming up only a couple of dollars more than sub-compacts). That seems to have changed, however. Because of this, I was attempting to rent a sub-compact, but that seems to be the problem: this code requires compact or above to work. Incidentally, none of the other current codes gave ANY discount in the UK: the rate stayed the same no matter what.