Dundee taxi firm continues to operate amid liquidation proceedings
A Dundee taxi firm is continuing to operate despite its trading company going into liquidation.
The Dundee 203020 fleet was launched with much fanfare in 2001.
- By Graham Huband, business editor
- Published in the Courier : 18.10.11
- Published online : 18.10.11 @ 02.06pm
A meeting of the creditors of Douglas Street Transport Limited — formerly known as Dundee Private Hire — is to be held on October 26 at the Edinburgh offices of interim liquidator Begbies Traynor.
The firm was formally liquidated on August 5 but interim liquidator David Menzies admitted he had yet to interview any of the directors of Douglas Street Transport Ltd in connection with the situation.
Despite the collapse, the distinctive silver cabs — which first took to the road in 2001 with a fleet of Mercedes — have continued to be available to taxi passengers in Dundee.
Chief executive David Young said he was aware of the official liquidation notice but said it did not affect ongoing operations.
He said a new investor had come into the business and the taxis were now operating under the name Dundee Private Hire 203020 Ltd.
Far from closing down, Mr Young said the business was actually investing and renewing its fleet of private cabs.
He said: ''We are in the process of buying new vehicles and the first five will be coming in the next 10 days. We have ordered 50 brand new vehicles and we are replacing some of the old Skodas.
''What has happened is that we have a new investor and this is the way they wanted to go forward with a brand new company."
01.51pm - 19.10.2011 andy - dundee, scotland Report This
I thought taxi comapnies were regulated by the council and authorised to trade surely you cannot then just change comapnies and ownership whilst as we all know the plates are the property of the council
03.08pm - 19.10.2011 Ballumbie Ryan - Dundee, UK Report This
Lets hope they can continue to provide a service to the citizens of Dundee. They are the cleanest, best run cabs in town by a mile.
12.32am - 20.10.2011 taxi driver - dundee, scotland Report This
@ ballumbie Ryan they may be clean, bit unfortunate that most of the drivers have no idea where they are going
12.16pm - 21.10.2011 Ballumbie Ryan - Dundee, UK Report This
Taxi driver - sour grapes methinks. I am glad to see the firm will go on under another name and set the benchmark for the rest of the taxi's in Dundee to aspire to.
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