COPS are on the hunt for a firebug who torched a motor in a Johnstone street. 

A green Volkswagen Golf has been written off after it was destroyed in a blaze at around 4pm in Campbell Street on Sunday. 

Police believe the car to be worth around £3,000. 

Inspector Ian Ross, based in Paisley police office, said: "The car was targeted during daylight hours, so we believe someone might have been in the area at the time.

"We are asking for anyone with information to contact us by calling 101."