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EXHIBIT 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Primark Corporation on Form S-3 of our report dated February 11, 2000 (which
expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating
to the Company's change in its method of accounting for derivative financial
instruments to adopt Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133),
incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Primark
Corporation for the year ended December 31, 1999, to the incorporation by
reference of our report dated February 11, 2000, appearing in the Annual Report
on Form 10-K of Primark Corporation for the year ended December 31, 1999 and to
the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part
of this Registration Statement.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
July 12, 2000
