Mystery surrounding ownership of unsecure wall at city car wash

Concerns have been raised about the security of a wall being held up by rusty scaffolding near a Dundee car wash.

The small wall, behind Tay Taxis’ office on Clepington Road, has had scaffolding keeping it up for at least 15 years.

It is not clear who is responsible for the wall, but Dundee City Council has pledged to continue to investigate with Land Registry Scotland.

The wall is at one edge of a derelict site on Mains Loan, which used to be home to a jam factory but was demolished several years ago.

One worried taxi driver said people’s lives and vehicles were being put at risk by the inaction to secure the wall.

Speaking on the condition of anonymity, they said: “There is a tree pushing the wall out... it will collapse as the scaffold is not holding it up. It should be blocked off.

“A city council safety officer looked at it and said the scaffold is doing nothing to hold the wall up.

“The public and taxi drivers wash their cars there. The whole wall is going to come down and maybe crush a car.”

Tay Taxis director Charles Duthie described the wall as an “eyesore” and agreed he would like to see it made more secure.

He said: “I joined Tay Taxis 15 years ago and the wall and scaffolding was like that then.

“It has largely stayed the same but it would be good to see something done.”

Barratt North Scotland applied for planning permission to build 230 properties on the site earlier this year.

The Courier approached Barratt Homes to ask if they plan on making the wall safe as part of their plans and when they hope to start the development but the firm did not respond.

The scaffolding behind the taxi office on Clepington Road.