This glow-in-the-dark car absorbs sunlight before lighting up at night

A British inventor has created a glow-in-the-dark car - which absorbs the sun's rays during the day and illuminates at night.

Hamish Scott has come up with Starpath, a special coating which soaks up UV light during the day.

It will then glow in the dark for around ten hours after the sun goes down.

The bespoke, ultraviolet-energised paint created especially for Nissan is unique, thanks to its secret formula made up of entirely organic materials.

Hamish, who works for Surrey-based Pro-Teq, spent eight days applying the paint to an electric Nissan Leaf.

It contains a very rare natural earth product called Strontium Aluminate, which is solid, odourless and chemically and biologically inert.

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Nissan says the unique paint, if they decided to introduce it to all cars, would last for 25 years.

The manufacturer, which builds the electric Leaf model in Sunderland, commissioned the paint job to showcase how owners are using solar energy at home.

They are putting panels on the house which helps lower their carbon footprint, effectively charging the car for free.

Ian Finch, who owns one of the electric vehicles, believes it costs a sixth of the amount to run a Leaf compared to a diesel car.

He said: "Overall, we are probably using 25 per cent less electricity thanks to our solar panels and it is a fantastic experience to be able to drive the LEAF using electricity that's been produced completely for free."

No car manufacturer has ever directly applied organic glow-in-the-dark paint to one of its vehicles.