Hybrid Vehicles: Fires
Commons · Question 123817 · Tabled 25 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 17 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Greg Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2026 to Question 116554, whether her Department has corroborated the findings of Thatcham Research; whether any UK fire and rescue services have provided data on hybrid vehicle
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 17 Apr 2026
The Department has not corroborated the findings of Thatcham Research, nor has it received data on hybrid vehicle fire incidents from Fire & Rescue Services. The Chief Scientific Advisors at the Department for Transport and Ministry for Housing, Commu...