Z B Cars Ltd faces winding-up petition from Motorway Online Limited
Motorway Online Limited has filed a winding-up petition against London-registered used car dealer Z B Cars Ltd, with a Manchester court hearing scheduled for 7 July 2026. Full notice and Companies House record.
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Motorway Online Limited presented a winding-up petition against Z B Cars Ltd on 10 April 2026, claiming to be a creditor of the London-registered used car dealer, which trades as BMC. The case, numbered CR-2026-MAN-000553, is listed for hearing at the Business and Property Courts in Manchester on 7 July 2026 at 10:00.
A winding-up petition is a court filing by a creditor asking the court to make a winding-up order. Filing the petition does not place the company into liquidation; the court must first make that order at a hearing.
The company
Z B Cars Ltd is registered at International House, 10 Beaufort Court, Admirals Way, London E14 9XL, an address it has held since June 2024 following a move from Unit 16a Rippleside Commercial Estate, Ripple Road, Barking. The company was incorporated on 1 December 2016. Its registered activities cover the sale of motor vehicles, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles, and retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories. Companies House records show its last accounts were made up to 31 December 2024 and were filed as micro-entity accounts.
Ahmad Zaki Bahar has been the sole director since incorporation on 1 December 2016.
The petitioner
Motorway Online Limited, which filed the petition, is based at International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. The petition was presented on 10 April 2026 at 14:43.
The petitioner is represented by Barry Sharples of Freeths, based at 100 Barbirolli Square, Sixth Floor, Manchester M2 3BD.
The hearing
The hearing is scheduled for Tuesday 7 July 2026 at 10:00 at the Business and Property Courts in Manchester, 1 Bridge Street West, Manchester M60 9DJ. Any party wishing to appear, whether to support or oppose the petition, must give notice of that intention by 16:00 on Monday 6 July 2026, in accordance with Rule 7.14 of the Insolvency Rules. Notice should be directed to the petitioner or to their solicitor at the contact details provided in the Gazette notice.
Common questions
What does a winding-up petition mean for Z B Cars Limited?
A petition is a court filing, not a court order. Z B Cars Limited is not yet in liquidation. The court will consider the petition at the date listed in the notice; until then, the company continues to trade, but its bank may freeze accounts and counterparties may stop extending credit. The court can dismiss the petition, adjourn it, or grant a winding-up order.
Are you owed money by Z B Cars Limited?
You are not yet a creditor in a liquidation; the company is still trading. If you support the petition, you may file a notice of support at the court named in the notice. If the petition is granted, you become an unsecured creditor in the resulting compulsory liquidation and the Official Receiver will invite you to submit a proof of debt.
Did you work at Z B Cars Limited?
A petition does not by itself terminate your employment. Wages and holiday pay continue to accrue until the company stops paying you or is wound up. Watch the bank position closely; if accounts are frozen, payroll will be the first thing to fail. If the petition is granted, statutory redundancy and notice claims become payable from the Redundancy Payments Service.
Are you a director of Z B Cars Limited?
Once a petition is filed, the company's directors have a heightened duty to consider the interests of creditors. Continuing to trade where there is no reasonable prospect of avoiding insolvent liquidation can expose directors to personal liability for wrongful trading under Section 214 of the Insolvency Act 1986. Specialist insolvency advice should be taken immediately.
Sources
- The London Gazette notice (code Petitions to Wind Up (Companies))
- Companies House record 10505718
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