However, Griffin was convinced to stay on with his original employer after his salary was quadrupled and only later decided to form his own company.
A colleague who lived in a squat in Addison Gardens said people seemed to think this was a very posh address, which Griffin supplemented with Lee.
[5] In 1976, Griffin founded the Private Hire Car Association in response to the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976.
As chairman of the association, Griffin was vocal in the debate that led to the licensing of private hire operators in the UK.
[4] He stepped down as chairman of Addison Lee in 2014, shortly after private equity firm Carlyle Group purchased a majority stake in the company in a deal worth £300 million.