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Leeds Motordome calls in liquidators

A Leeds-based vehicle import company that has folded with debts of more than £1m had a turnover of £7m last year, according a firm of solicitors acting as liquidators.

Motordome at Leathley Road in Leeds went in voluntary liquidation on 16 Febuary when it invited Bartfield & Co to act as liquidator, according to David Hodgson of the legal firm.

As MotorTrader went to press the import firm and its managing director Peter Cavanagh were due to appear before Leeds magistrates on Friday to answer a summons brought by West Yorkshire Trading Standards Ofiice relating to charges of vehicle “clocking” and allegations of misrepresentation of price differences between Peugeot models sold in the UK and those obtained by Motordome.

Hodgson said he has managed to identify customers for two new vehicles parked at Motordome’s premises but that almost 70 more individuals were still awaiting delivery of cars for which they had paid either the full amount or a deposit.

“The list of creditors includes trade and private customers,” said Hodgson. “When you’ve got only two cars delivered out of a total of 70 that have been ordered, then something is obviously wrong.”

He said that there appeared to have been massive problems associated with importing the cars from Belgium, although he was unable to provide any further details. He said that the likelihood of creditors being paid was negligible.

Motordome was formed in 1996 and is jointly owned by Peter Cavanagh and Carl Pallister.

A creditors meeting is scheduled for 8 March at the Merrion Hotel in Leeds.

West Yorkshire trading standards officer Paul Cooper said that the office had received a number of complaints about the company concerning the condition of vehicles and a failure to bring vehicles up to a required standard for sale.

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