What should I do if my car catches fire on a Northern Ireland road?

Get everyone out, move well away from traffic and the vehicle, call emergency services and do not try to recover belongings if it puts you at risk. Notify your insurer once the immediate danger is controlled.

In relation to “What should I do if my car catches fire on a Northern Ireland road?”, roadside incidents can become insurance, police and property-damage matters at the same time, so record facts before memories become uncertain.

For “What should I do if my car catches fire on a Northern Ireland road?”, stop, get everyone away from the vehicle and do not open the bonnet if flames or heavy smoke are present; extra oxygen can intensify an engine-bay fire.

For “What should I do if my car catches fire on a Northern Ireland road?”, for Northern Ireland, the key is to use the authority or contract that actually controls this issue. The sources attached to this answer include PSNI - Road Traffic Collision, nidirect - Motor insurance explained, and GOV.UK - Vehicle insurance. Those sources should take priority over forum posts or guidance written for a different jurisdiction, particularly where a deadline, offence, fee, finance right or policy condition is involved.

Practical next step for “What should I do if my car catches fire on a Northern Ireland road?”: make a short incident note while details are fresh — time, exact location, registrations, people involved, witnesses and photographs or original video. If police, insurer, road authority or recovery operator is involved, keep each reference number with that note.