These are the unrecognisable remains of a caravan after it caught fire on a layby.

The vehicle had ended up engulfed in flames after it was stuffed with bags of rubbish thought to be deposited by passers-by over a period of time.

It is feared that vandals afterwards torched it.

Firefighters were called to the blaze at the A20 Hothfield layby at 10.50pm on Thursday .

A spokesman for Ashford Fire Station said “The caravan was derelict and so bags could even be thrown through broken windows.

“It is thought the caravan had been there for about a week. There was a lot of rubbish inside and the it was totally destroyed.”

One fire engine from Ashford attended the blaze.

Kent Fire and Rescue Service has classed the cause of the fire as unknown but it is suspected to be deliberate.

Police also attended the scene.