THE Foreign Office used a firm with links to the Kremlin to book David Lammy’s fare-row taxi.
GetTransfer was founded by Russian playboy entrepreneur Alexander Pershikov, as well as Alexander Sapov and Pavel Zaitsev.
Pershikov and Sapov, then 32 and 29, worked for a communications agency called Kremlin Multimedia in November 2012.
The company worked on pro-government projects and sought to promote as a tourist location.
It also pushed brands for Moscow and and represented some politicians, including , a crony of .
The used GetTransfer to book a chauffeur to drive and his wife on a six-hour trip from to a French ski resort last month.
But driver demanded an extra £590 on top of the already agreed fare and said Foreign Secretary Mr Lammy — who yesterday met deputy PM Ishaq Dar — refused to pay and became aggressive.
Mr Mimun, 40, drove off with their belongings including luggage and cash.
He later returned them but has been charged with theft.
Get Transfer and the Foreign Office have been approached for comment.
