Will Hertz deliver a car to the LA World Cruise Center port?
Jan 12, 2020, 10:31 pm
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Will Hertz deliver a car to the LA World Cruise Center port?
Just wondered if anyone has any experience with this? The San Pedro branch is just a 5 minute drive away from the port, and I'm trying to find out for my parents whole be arriving off a cruise with a fair bit of luggage whether Hertz would drop off the car there for them...
Jan 12, 2020, 10:37 pm
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If it's that close, can one go to fetch the car while the other waits with the luggage? The problem might be if Hertz wants to see both driver's licenses because both will be driving the rental vehicle. I'm not sure whether a spouse additional driver would get an exemption.
Jan 12, 2020, 11:43 pm
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Thanks yes, that's what I suggested to them. My dad is worried there won't be somewhere easy for my Mum to wait with the luggage while he goes to get the car. It's their first time at that port so not familiar with the layout.
Second driver not an issue as they're just taking the car for the day to go visit relatives in the Vally an d will return it to LAX later that day.
Enterprise apparently would deliver the car there, but they are quoting an eye watering rate of close to $400 for a mid size SUV because of the on way LAX drop off, while Hertz are offering a similar size vehicle for $48 all in. Madness!
Second driver not an issue as they're just taking the car for the day to go visit relatives in the Vally an d will return it to LAX later that day.
Enterprise apparently would deliver the car there, but they are quoting an eye watering rate of close to $400 for a mid size SUV because of the on way LAX drop off, while Hertz are offering a similar size vehicle for $48 all in. Madness!
Jan 14, 2020, 12:27 am
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They will not deliver a car. The car must be rented at the office which is walkable for most. They get a number of renters after a cruise and it can get very busy.
Jan 14, 2020, 8:38 am
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Is free pick-up and drop-off no longer a standard feature of HLE locations? I thought they all did this to be competitive with Enterprise. My nearby HLE has always come and picked me up (or sent a Lyft) when I've called and asked.
Jan 14, 2020, 12:32 pm
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This particular location is in a unique situation. It is an HLE but it sometimes gets dozens of customers at one time with cruise ship customers. Waits can be as long as 3 hours (see Yelp and other social media).
Jan 16, 2020, 9:36 pm
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That's 20 miles. Depends on the time of the day as traffic can get bad on the 405 freeway (although 2 or more in the vehicle means you can ride in the carpool lane which usually helps). If I was going to be in the area of LAX, anyway, it's not a bad idea. There's never any wait no matter which way you rent at Hertz LAX.