BMW is the nation’s most sought after used car brand, according to Autoquake.com.

In the ‘second chance’ section of its website, visitors to Autoquake.com can register their interest in a used car which has already been reserved by another buyer, in case it becomes available again.

A staggering 220 potential buyers asked to be emailed if one BMW 318i came back on the market, more than any other model.

The website also has a ‘coming soon’ page, where shoppers can ask for email alerts on cars which will shortly be in stock.

Again, BMW tops the charts. One particular used BMW 118d M Sport had a queue of 145 buyers waiting before it was even on sale.

However, plenty of other prestige cars have attracted lots of interest with 108 car buyers asking to be contacted if one Range Rover came back on the market and 95 buyers requesting an email if a reserved Volvo XC90 became available again.