sorry to hear this 🙁

something to bear in mind though: a vehicle with its engine switched off (thus ruling out faults in the carburettor or fuel system) will normally only catch on fire “by itself” due to an electrical fault – a short circuit which causes the wiring to overheat, and then cause inflammable materials close to it to take fire. The seat of the fire would therefore be found around the vehicles wiring and where the short circuit occured the wiring may even be completely melted. There is also a distinctive smell associated with overheated electrics and insulation….

OTOH a vehicle deliberately burned usually involves it being soaked with accelerant (i.e petrol) and this lit from an external source.There will be a seat of fire at this point – if there has been no external break to the vehicle check the wheel arches as often petrol is poured over a tyre and then lit.

Are the Fire Brigade looking into this? They have the kit and brains to work out this sort of thing properly… (it may be the case though they can’t because so many fires happen 🙁 )

Do you think there is someone deliberately targeting “hippy” vehicles? OK if you can’t say but if you think there is any wider threat its worth warning the Tribal Living lot.