L T BAYNHAM LTD

The beginnings of the current Company of L T Baynham Limited can be traced back to the end of world war two, when, after returning from service in North Africa, Terry Baynham went to work for his father, Lewis, in the family Taxi firm. Terry spent a number of years building a client base and regularly took Herefordians down to London in all weathers long before motorways and car heaters were invented. In 1963 Terry and his wife May acquired the newly built West Hereford Station on Whitecross Road and began to retail petrol as well as continuing to provide taxis.

After some years of struggle the tide turned in 1970 when they were asked to become local agents for Temeside Vehicle Rental, a new and very forward looking company from Ludlow. They quickly became the number one vehicle rental business in Hereford and stayed that way until 1988 when Temeside was sold. Terry died in 1982 and his son, Grant, the current Chairman, together with May carried on the business forming a limited company in 1983 . Then in 1988 the decision was taken to form their own rental company and L T Baynham Self Drive Hire was formed. To this day the Company is still based at West Hereford Service Station on Whitecross Road, and the current Board of Directors consist of Grant Baynham, Steve Cleaton our MD and David Rees our Company Secretary. Both Steve and Dave have learnt the business from the bottom up and and with the passing of Mrs May Baynham in 2009, were promoted to the Board continuing the policy of whenever possible promoting from within.