United States Government rental car programs and U.S. military car rental programs are offered by many car rental companies to federal goverment employees on business or leisure rentals. These programs offer a variety of benefits and savings, as well as government discount codes.
I did some research with 8 major car rental companies to get an overview of the different program benefits and offers to U.S. federal government employees and those in the U.S. military. I was not able to find any details of programs of this sort for Enterprise or Hertz, but here are the offers that I was able to find.
*Note: Car rental companies can modify policy, programs and government discount codes at any time; I make every attempt to maintain up-to-date info, but always check with an individual company to verify any policy or program details. See: Disclaimer
Canadian Government Employees
Canadian Government employees can visit rehelv-acrd.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/rechercher-search-4-eng.aspx to research Government of Canada car rental rates with participating rental companies.
Alamo Federal Government Program
Alamo Government Discount Codes
Leisure travel --- Contract ID#: GOVRNR
Corporate Travel or Military Orders ---- Contract ID#: GOVBIZ
When renting on official business or tour-of-duty orders, Alamo program benefits include:
No additional driver fees
No underage driver fees (The minimum age for on-duty military rental is 18 years old.)
Collision Damage Waiver (CDW) included
Government-issued credit card or official travel orders are required for government car rental reservations. A military or government-issued ID may also be required.
With a leisure car rental, benefits include:
Discounted rates for federal government employees and military personnel. Discounts are also valid for off-duty travelers and retired military personnel.
Family members of the above, (with dependent identification) may also be eligible for leisure rates with this government rental car program.
A military or Government-issued ID may be required to pick up your rental. The minimum age for off-duty military rental is 21 years old, but rates may be higher for those renters under age 25.
Federal government contractor program
This program offers contractors working domestically for the Federal Government, special rental rates and benefits including:
No additional driver fees or underage driver fees
Full Collision Damage Waiver (domestic)
State or Local Government Rental CarPrograms
In order to get info about Alamo's State & Local Government program, renters must call 877-881-5500, complete an online application or e-mail: corp@goalamo.com with your name, state or local government office name, and phone number.
For U.S. Government (military & civilian) personnel WITH a government travel order or purchase order, minimum rental age is 18 years of age with no underage fee.
For U.S. Government (military & civilian) personnel WITHOUT a government travel order or purchase order, minimum rental age is 21 years of age, (18 years old in Michigan and New York State). No underage surcharge. “U.S. Government personnel” includes military as well as civilian employees (for example, FEMA, U.S. Postal Dept., Navy, Army, etc.). The minimum age policy applies to both corporate and leisure rentals and rates.
I could find no information about Enterprise`s government rental car programs or access any Enterprise government discount codes, but I was provided with the following link for
Here you can find details on the differences in On-Duty Travel vs Leisure Travel for Enterprise government rental car programs (there may be differences in insurance, age requirements and mileage, depending on the type of government rental).
National offers discounted rates for U.S. Government and Department of Defense travelers on official business with authorized travel orders.
Benefits of National's government rental car program include:
Full Loss Damage Waiver, and no fee for additional drivers or underage drivers (minimum age is 18 on official military business).
A government-issued credit card or official travel orders is be required and a military or government-issued ID may be required at time of pick up.
Leisure travel rates are also available, but do not include the benefits listed above.
No government discount codes given on Nationalcar.com. Information stated that renters must request either government rate or leisure travel government rate when booking their reservations... Perhaps these rates can only be obtained by calling in a reservation. 1(877) 222-9058
Corporate or Leisure Travel ---- Coporate # 0010010006
Thrifty.com suggests that you check their government car rental rates online through their web site. The amount of discount can vary and may change often.
On official travel, a credit card is not needed, but you must provide copy of your official travel orders and will need to provide a cash deposit up front for the total estimated amount of the rental.
For a rental for leisure/non-official travel , renters must have a major credit card for deposit and payment.
For official travel, there is no additional driver fee. For leisure/non-official travel, there is a charge for additional drivers.
For official travel, government car rental minimum age to rent is 18 years of age. For leisure/non-official travel, it is 25.
