A total of 366 new Mercedes and Smart Cars with a showroom value exceeding £9 million have been ordered by CCL UK Group to meet the demand faced from their insurance industry clients through Cambridge based Robinsons Mercedes-Benz.

Adrian Hayter, fleet director at CCL, says that the Mercedes, ranging from C-Class, CLK, E-Class Estates are to be added to their growing prestige car fleet. The Forfour Special Edition Smart cars will also be distributed to the group’s network of branches from where they will be delivered to drivers who lose the use of their own vehicle following an accident. Last year over 40,000 car and motorcycle hires were provided.

"Some of the new vehicles ordered will also be offered through our web based flexible term vehicle hire service Flexxi Lease," said Hayter who expects CCL’s fleet to exceed 5,500 this year.