End of an era as Mercedes dealership looks set to leave Bedford after 40 years at Ampthill Road site

It’s believed the dealership will be joining forces with Mercedes in Milton Keynes after landlords announced they wanted to develop the Bedford site.

Bedford Today understands the dealership, run by the Sytner Group, will be moving out on June 28, with customers yet to be officially informed of the closure.

They will be expected to travel to Milton Keynes for servicing and repairs.

The business has operated for many years as an official Mercedes-Benz sales and service centre with its Ampthill Road location long recognised as Bedford’s main motor franchise dealership corridor.

But more famously, the site historically was the location of the old Plough filling station with a plough displayed on a grass verge on the corner of Ampthill Road and Elstow Road outside the premises.

One customer told Bedford Today: “I tried to book a service appointment for my car today and was told that Bedford is to lose its only Mercedes dealer after 40 years. Sytner, who have recently spent half a million quid developing the place, are not very happy. And neither are motorists like me who now face having to trek to Milton Keynes if they want their car serviced or repaired.”

He claimed the landlords had plans to develop the site.

The Styner Group has been approached for an official comment, but did not respond by our deadline.