The Citan was supplied, along with a Vito 113 CDI Compact, by Hatfield dealer S & B Commercials. Both are now operating as service vans in and around London transporting equipment from depots to field locations.
Launched in January, the Citan marks the entry of Mercedes-Benz into the small van market, achieving up to 65.7mpg and producing CO2 emissions as low as 112g/km.
GBN Services’ 109 CDI is powered by a 90hp diesel engine – the Citan is also offered with 75hp and 110hp diesels, or a 114hp petrol unit.
Like GBN Services’ other vehicles, the Citan will be serviced under contract by S & B Commercials, which has also just delivered the operator’s latest 18-tonne Mercedes-Benz Axor skip-loader.
GBN Services' managing director, Garry Hobson, commented: ‘Mercedes-Benz has been our preferred truck brand for many years now. It’s a tough job and experience has proved them to be more robust than any competitors’ chassis, so the only non-Mercedes trucks on the fleet are those we have inherited through acquisitions of other operators.
‘The Citan is the van we’ve been waiting for from Mercedes-Benz. It’s the ideal size and highly cost-effective to run, while also offering the build quality, safety features and after sales back-up we’ve come to expect from the marque. Its introduction means that from now on, all of our service vans will be by Mercedes-Benz.’