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Sparshatts opens Tonbridge Mercedes-Benz dealership

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Operators of Mercedes-Benz trucks and vans based in west Kent can now use Sparshatts Tonbridge after-sales facility, which has a new eight-bay commercial vehicle workshop.
The site represents an investment of more than £300,000 by the dealership, a long-standing member of the manufacturer's franchised network and winner in 2012 of the Mercedes-Benz Commercial Vehicle Dealer of the Year title. Sparshatts moved into Tonbridge from its previous premises in Tunbridge Wells, inherited when it acquired the former Kent & Sussex Truck Centre, six years ago. Director Helen Jones explains that the new site was the former Post Office depot on the Cannonbridge Industrial Estate, which had stood empty for a year before Sparshatts took possession. Five months later, it has been transformed into a smart and comprehensively equipped workshop. Sparshatts, Tonbridge is also awaiting certification that will allow it to undertake MoT tests of vehicles in Class 4 (cars, vans and small minibuses up to 3.0 tonnes gross weight), Class 5 (buses with up to 15 passenger seats, as well as ambulances), and Class 7 (vans up to 3.5 tonnes gross weight) categories. "For customers who cannot afford to be without their vehicles during the day, we offer night-time servicing at Tonbridge and are open on Saturday mornings, too," states service manager Gary Wilson. Among operators now using the new workshop is logistics specialist S&S Distribution, which operates a Mercedes-Benz-dominated fleet of 25 trucks from its base on the Cannonbridge Industrial Estate. Director Ken Sanderson says: "We wish the dealer every success in its new venture, which is already making life easier and more convenient for us."

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