Mercedes-Benz puts you in the driving seat at this year's Nationals

Visitors to this year's Mercedes-Benz National Dressage Championships (Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire 25th - 28th September) will have the unique opportunity of being able to purchase a new Mercedes at the event.

In an unprecedented move, the retail division of the National Championships' title sponsor, Mercedes-Benz, will be attending on the Saturday and Sunday of the show with several demonstration A-Class, C-Class and M-Class models.

Equipped with detailed product knowledge, staff from the Mercedes-Benz Birmingham group of retail outlets will be on hand to demonstrate the latest from the marque's stable. Information on the cost to change to a Mercedes-Benz including a valuation on current vehicles will be available as part of the service on offer.

2002 Mercedes-Benz National Dressage Champion, Nicky Barrett, with Giorgio S and the Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class Roadster that she won to drive for a year.

Visitors, who will have the opportunity to test drive the vehicles on the open road, will be able to secure a purchase at the championships. Vehicles currently in stock will be delivered within ten days. For those wishing to place a special order, the normal factory order process will apply and delivery times will vary based on the choice of model and specification.

Marketing Manager of Mercedes-Benz Retail, Miles Moorhouse, described the move as being a unique opportunity: "This initiative enables us to take our products to a discerning audience without our customers having to come and find us - rather like taking the mountain to Mohammed" he explained.

Those thinking about changing to a Mercedes-Benz should bring their drivers' licences, cheque book or credit cards along to this year's championships. The National Champion may not be the only one claiming a new Mercedes at this year's event.