Mountview House Group
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| Founded | 2004 (1953) |
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| Type | Private company limited by shares |
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| Website | mvhg.co.uk |
Mountview House Group Limited was a taxi holding company, based in Finsbury Park in the north London borough of Islington, comprising Radio Taxis, Xeta and One Transport. In 2016, it was acquired by Gett, Inc.[1]
History
[edit]Originally formed in 1953 as Radio Taxicabs (Southern) Limited, a licensed hackney carriage owner-driver co-operative, which became Radio Taxicabs (London) Limited in 1973, the business demutualised in 2004, as Radio Taxis Group Limited.
The following year, the company acquired Xeta, a smaller niche private hire circuit and, in 2006/7, the One Transport platform, a nationwide ground transport management system, was developed.
In 2014, Radio Taxis Group became Mountview House Group, after a historical nickname deriving from the firm's original MOUntview 3232 telephone number.[2]
Legal case
[edit]In the case of Radio Taxicabs (London) Ltd. v Owner Drivers Radio Taxi Services Ltd. [2004] RPC 351, a rival firm trading as Dial-a-Cab set up a website at www.dialacab.co.uk with a re-direct from www.radiotaxis.com. Radio Taxicabs, owner of the www.radiotaxis.co.uk domain, contended that this constituted actionable passing off. The judgement held that although Radio Taxicabs did have a reputation within the industry as "Radio Taxis," it did not have such a reputation amongst members of the general public and that the words were not distinctive of the business.[3]
Credit union
[edit]Radio Taxicabs (London) Credit Union Limited was a savings and loans co-operative set up in 1987, to help London taxi drivers and their families access affordable credit and secure savings.[4][5] It was a member of the Association of British Credit Unions Limited.
In 2013, the directors of Radio Taxicabs Credit Union approached London Capital Credit Union with a view to merger.[6] In 2014, after 27 years of independent trading, members of the credit union unanimously voted in favour of the transfer of engagements[7] and London Capital's common bond was extended to include employees of Mountview House Group.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Challans, Katie Gett is acquiring London’s Mountview House Group (Radio Taxis) Taxi Intelligence, 30 March 2016
- ^ Our History Mountview House Group (retrieved 4 November 2014)
- ^ Crown, Giles et al. Passing off Advertising Law and Regulation (2nd ed.) (p. 83) Haywards Heath: Bloomsbury Professional, 2010
- ^ London borrowers look to credit unions as payday alternative Co-operative News, 28 October 2014
- ^ Credit Union Mountview House Group (retrieved 4 November 2014)
- ^ Expanding Your Credit Union London Capital Credit Union, Newsletter Issue 9, Winter/ Spring 2013/14
- ^ Radio Taxi Cabs Credit Union Merger London Capital Credit Union, Newsletter Issue 11, Autumn/ Winter 2014
- ^ Radio Taxis Credit Union votes to merge with London Capital London Taxi, 7 September 2014