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Richard Horne runs Hertfordshire-based Licensed Carriage Hire, a company that supplies short-term prestige vehicles. By using contract hire, says Richard, the company can budget effectively, and always have the latest Mercedes on its fleet.

Ralph Morton

Richard Horne uses contract hire to finance and manage his business car fleet

Horne: big Mercedes fleet

Richard Horne, managing director, Licensed Carriage Hire

Cars: 45 cars, mainly Mercedes

Financing method: contract hire

Richard runs Licensed Carriage Hire (LCH).

The company provides prestige vehicle replacements, primarily for the chauffeur hire sector.

Although LCH only has four employees its 45 cars have high utilisation rates

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Ralph Morton

Ralph Morton is an award-winning journalist and the founder of Business Car Manager (now renamed Business Motoring). Ralph writes extensively about the car and van leasing industry as well as wider fleet and company car issues. A former editor of What Car?, Ralph is a vastly experienced writer and editor and has been writing about the automotive sector for over 35 years.

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