Ian Murray Motorcycles in Edinburgh has closed following a fire last month. The company has gone into liquidation.
Details of the incident are sketchy but a recorded message on the dealership’s telephone line says the company is unable to trade following “a serious incident”.
At the time of writing, neither Ducati Glasgow, with whom Ian Murray had a servicing arrangement, nor Ducati UK had heard from the owner since the fire.
Ian Murray, which was located on the Bilston Glen Industrial Estate about 15 minutes from the city centre, had the Royal Enfield franchise, sold Watsonian sidecars and second-hand machines and had “more than 40 years of workshop experience”. It serviced all bikes but specialised in Ducati, operating as a satellite servicing centre for some east coast customers of main dealer Ducati Glasgow.
The Glasgow dealership has instituted a collection service in the wake of the fire.
Ducati Glasgow has contacted its customers in the east of Scotland, issuing the following statement: “We aim to do our absolute best at supporting our customers resident throughout Scotland. As we have now been informed that Ian Murray Motorcycles, who has been operating as Ducati Service Centre Edinburgh has now ceased trading we are looking to provide even more support to our customers in the East.
“To ensure we can meet servicing and maintenance requirements from the Scottish Ducatisti, we are now also running our winter servicing offers which include discounted rates on servicing, offers on our pick-up and delivery service, discounted MOTs and complimentary winter health checks.”