The Mercedes-Benz Citan at Mercedes’ Brentford dealership.

A Mercedes-Benz Citan and two drivers have completed a mission to visit every Mercedes-Benz dealer in the UK. The 3,807 miles journey took nine days and included locations from Aberdeen to  Truro.

Given that Mercedes’ commercial vehicle dealer network includes 98 locations in the UK, it was quite a trip. Amongst the locations visited were Brentford, Norwich, Southampton, Stoke-on-Trent, Warrington and York, as well as the two most far flung dealerships in Aberdeen and Truro.

Many of Mercedes’ commercial dealers are open 24 hours a day, to allow out of hours servicing and repairs, and to demonstrate that good service never sleeps, a staff member at each dealer signed the bonnet of the Citan as it made its way around the UK.

Although the Citan managed to complete the trip using a modest six tanks of diesel, its occupants had larger appetites and consumed eight packets of biscuits,14 takeaways, 16 sandwiches, 18 cups of coffee and 21 bottles of water along the way…

The new Mercedes Citan, which is now available to order, recently won the HonestJohn.co.uk Most Popular Van Award.