A MAN who bought a car got an unpleasant surprise the following day when it ‘blew up’.

The purchaser bought the diesel-fuelled Ford Fiesta on Friday and was looking forward to taking a trip down south at the weekend.

But his plans came awry in the early hours of Saturday when an electrical fault developed despite the car’s engine having been switched off for several hours.

A Brighouse fire crew was dispatched to the address on Malham Road, Rastrick, at 1.50am and dealt with the blaze.

The car was badly damaged.