Mountview House Group

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]

Mountview House Group
Founded2004 (1953)
TypePrivate company limited by shares
Location
  • Mountview House, Lennox Road, London N4 3TX
Websitemvhg.co.uk

History

Originally formed in 1953, as Radio Taxicabs (Southern) Limited, a licensed hackney carriage owner-driver co-operative, becoming 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]

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
"Radio Taxicabs Credit Union" redirects here. For the financial co-operative, see London Capital Credit Union.

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 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

References
  1. Challans, Katie Gett is acquiring London’s Mountview House Group (Radio Taxis) Taxi Intelligence, 30 March 2016
  2. Our History Mountview House Group (retrieved 4 November 2014)
  3. Crown, Giles et al. Passing off Advertising Law and Regulation (2nd ed.) (p. 83) Haywards Heath: Bloomsbury Professional, 2010
  4. London borrowers look to credit unions as payday alternative Co-operative News, 28 October 2014
  5. Credit Union Mountview House Group (retrieved 4 November 2014)
  6. Expanding Your Credit Union London Capital Credit Union, Newsletter Issue 9, Winter/ Spring 2013/14
  7. Radio Taxi Cabs Credit Union Merger London Capital Credit Union, Newsletter Issue 11, Autumn/ Winter 2014
  8. Radio Taxis Credit Union votes to merge with London Capital London Taxi, 7 September 2014
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