A flaming car was discovered in a field near Rickmansworth last night.

Police and firefighters from Rickmansworth station attended the blaze on land off Loudwater Lane, between Loudwater and Croxley Green, just after 11.30pm.

The BMW was said to be well alight by the time the fire engines arrived and the flames were tackled with a large water jet.

Crew Commander Ray Constant said: “We think it was a BMW but there was hardly anything left of it, it was just a shell.

“It was in the middle of a field and we believe it was abandoned.”

Police are currently investigating the fire.