Two suspicious men have been spotted on doorsteps with large bags on their backs in a west Oxfordshire town as police issue a public warning. 

Thames Valley Police say that two Nottingham Knockers, a term for young men who go door-to-door and sell household products, were in Chipping Norton on Tuesday.

The pair were last spotted in Burford Road and were noted as having large black bags on their backs.

A spokesperson for the force said: “Just to make you aware that Nottingham knockers are out in Chipping Norton this afternoon. Last spotted in Burford Road.

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“This is not a criminal offence but you may request to see their pedlars licence, which they are required by law to have.

“The reports we have had are of two white males, in shorts and t-shirts, both wearing caps and had large black bags on their backs.”

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