The car search website motors.co.uk said it had found a 22 per cent increase in the proportion of phone inquiries made by consumers to dealers between 6pm and 8pm from April to June this year – the second quarter – compared with the first quarter of between January and March.
Dealers urged to extend summer opening hours to answer rising evening calls
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