I only put the back seats down when shopping as there’s no room in the boot as that is reserved for the scooter and hoist, goes without saying no room for anyone else except her in doors.
I have the back seat types that slide forward to give an extra 150mm plus space in the boot and is a must have feature for me now.
The way I use the car is a bit of a pain because although lowering the back seat to accommodate the scooter is an easy option when choosing a car it’s that odd occasion when we have a couple of grand-children with us and the seats need to be used.
The lockdowns have made things worst because of how the family go about there working lives now whereas the start of 2020 (pre-COVID-19) the kids where with us 70% of our journeys but since then its something like 1% and I’m currently looking at a slightly smaller car than my current one that I think I can just get by on but if things truly return to normal and I needed those back seats 70% of the time again I will be up a creek.