Dealer Axed Over 'Day Of Rest'

A christian car dealer is shutting his award-winning showroom rather than open on Sundays. Mark Mitchell said he would prefer to close the Mitsubishi franchise than make his staff work on the Sabbath.

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29th June 2004

But he added the move was forced on him by the maker, which insisted that he open all weekend. "I'd never force my faith on others, but I see Sunday as a day of rest," said Mark.

The site, at Eastham on the Wirral, Merseyside, has won Mitsubishi's dealership of the year in the past. It will close at the end of the month. Staff will be relocated to one of four other showrooms nearby.

A spokeswoman said Mitsubishi required agents to work the same hours as rivals. "We are sad to lose him; he's a good dealer," she added.