liquidated industry public transport founded 2007 headquarters london england uk area served united kingdom products bus services parent corot plc dissolved subsidiaries smooth limited liquidated website www.dot2.com a volkswagen crafter of dot2dot in central london . dot2dot was a demand responsive airport bus service and company operating in london united kingdom . it started operations on 1 november 2007 after national express group rebranded the hotelink business it acquired that year . 1 2 as national express dot2dot the company operated a mixed fleet of mercedes benz sprinter and volkswagen crafter minibuses and carried passengers from london s heathrow and gatwick airports to any location in a defined area of central london or canary wharf and vice versa . the company promised to have no more than 3 stops between pick up and drop off . 3 on 18 july 2008 national express dot2dot withdrew the service to gatwick airport though this was later re instated . national express group announced in late 2008 that the subsidiary s profits were not as good as expected and national express dot2dot would close in early 2009 if no buyer was found . 4 in january 2009 corot plc of milton keynes bought national express dot 2 dot for 1 1 5 renaming it as smooth limited while continuing to trade under the dot2dot name . the company closed operations in november 2009 . citation needed see also edit edinburgh shuttle a similar operation in edinburgh list of bus operators of the united kingdom references edit a b millar alan march 2009 . questions over natex future as it sells national express dot2dot . buses magazine 648 5 . hotelink heathrow to london airport transfer service by national express dot2dot dot2dot new look for natex hotelink service . www.busandcoach.com . 26 september 2007 . retrieved 22 march 2009 . national express gives up on national express dot2dot limited . www.busandcoach.com . 3 november 2008 . retrieved 22 march 2009 . dot2dot bus service sold for 1 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