EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
  We consent to the inclusion in this registration statement on Form S-1 of
our report dated January 30, 1998 except as to Note 16, for which the date is
February 28, 1998, on our audits of the consolidated financial statements and
financial statement schedule of Carey International, Inc. and subsidiaries as
of November 30, 1997 and 1996, and for each year in the three year period
ended November 30, 1997. We also consent to the reference to our firm under
the caption "Experts."
 
 
 
                                          /s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
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                                            Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
 
Washington, D.C.
April 15, 1998