Hertz will charge you $100 for smoking

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If you’re a smoker, you may want to patronize a car rental firm other than Hertz Corp. The Park Ridge-based company said Tuesday that it was transitioning all of its car-rental fleet to non-smoking status. And Hertz means business: It will assess a $100 cleaning fee for vehicles returned with evidence of smoking. Previously the vast majority of Hertz’s fleet was classified as non-smoking, according to the company. But now the entire fleet is converting “based on strong customer preferences for non-smoking vehicles,” Hertz said. Hertz will give customers a big heads-up on the new policy. The company’s locations will display non-smoking signs and non-smoking stickers have been installed on each car in Hertz’s fleet. “Should a customer inquire at the time of reservation, they will be advised of the new policy,” Hertz said. -

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