Andrew set the ladder back up, got the motor running and towed the fire hose back up onto the roof of the house.

As a luxury carmaker focused on export markets, Rolls-Royce is insulated from many of the challenges currently facing the wider European motor industry.

The production designer collaborated with special effects supervisor Paul Corbould to design and construct three circular, motorized bookcases with internal ladders that could spin while the actors danced inside.

When the first system of motor vehicle registration was introduced in the 1900s, a one or two letter prefix was followed by a number with up to four digits.

The German motor industry giant had previously warned it might have to shutter plants in the country for the first time in a bid to cut costs.