Vauxhall admits Zafira fires started in 2009

British car manufacturer Vauxhall has confirmed it was aware of Zafira models catching fire five years before it started investigating the problem.

A hearing with the Commons transport select committee, Vauxhall's director of corporate strategy, Peter Hope, and Charles Klein, General Motor's engineering executive director, were accused of 'complete contempt' by SNP MP Stewart McDonald over the lack of immediate action taken by the company.