Arson blamed for a third of all vehicle fires

There are over 18,000 vehicle fires annually, but insurance costs are unaffected 2016-09-14 10:15 More than a third of the 54,445 vehicle fires in Britain in the last three years were started deliberately, an exclusive investigation by Auto Express has found.
The 51 fire and rescue services attended an average of 18,148 car fires a year, putting out nearly 50 torched vehicles a day with 35.8 per cent deliberately started since 2013.
West Yorkshire had the highest number of deliberate fires, at