Three taxis belonging to Taxi Centrale Apeldoorn (TCA) were burned out in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The director of TCA, Jamshed Payam, claims that his company is the victim of a 'taxi war' and says that there have been about ten such fires in the past two years. He estimates the cost of damage in the latest one as at least 150,000 euros. One of his drivers was also assaulted, and according to Mr Payam had to spend a week in hospital.

But although Mr Payam claims to have reported each incident, a police spokesperson in Apeldoorn denied that they had received reports of any fires. The assault incident was reported, but the spokesperson rejected Mr Payam's claim that the victim spent a week in hospital.

According to Mr Payam, there are too many taxis in Apeldoorn, and he blames the fires on competitors. He also claims that out-of-town taxi companies provide additional competition. However, the police spokesperson said that there is no 'taxi war' in the town as Mr Payam alleges, but officers will investigate exactly what the problems are.