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Police warning about door to door sellers in Hunts villages.
- Credit: Cambs Police
Police have received calls from residents concerned about people knocking on doors in villages.
Places such as Bluntisham and Fenstanton have been targeted.
A spokesman for Cambridgeshire police said: “We’ve received calls concerning so-called ‘Nottingham Knockers’ across Huntingdonshire.
“These individuals will offer household goods for sale, at inflated prices, but often this sale is a ruse for checking out a person’s home.
“They may claim to be on a rehabilitation scheme trying to find work and may have a false trading permit or some other kind of official-looking identification.
Police often urge residents to exercise caution if Nottingham Knockers come to the door. But despite seeing the term used more and more, many of us are still unsure what it means exactly.
What are Nottingham Knockers? Typically, police forces have been describing Nottingham Knockers as door-to-door traders, selling you goods on your doorstep, often for over-inflated prices . These will often be cheap household items they re trying to sell you, with some of the sellers claiming to be on a rehabilitation scheme and trying to find work. Often they may have a false ID or trading permit. It is important to say that Nottingham Knockers are not part of any officially recognised rehabilitation scheme.
Police often urge residents to exercise caution if Nottingham Knockers come to the door. But despite seeing the term used more and more, many of us are still unsure what it means exactly.
What are Nottingham Knockers? Typically, police forces have been describing Nottingham Knockers as door-to-door traders, selling you goods on your doorstep, often for over-inflated prices. These will often be cheap household items they re trying to sell you, with some of the sellers claiming to be on a rehabilitation scheme and trying to find work. Often they may have a false ID or trading permit. It is important to say that Nottingham Knockers are not part of any officially recognised rehabilitation scheme.
Police often urge residents to exercise caution if Nottingham Knockers come to the door. But despite seeing the term used more and more, many of us are still unsure what it means exactly.
What are Nottingham Knockers? Typically, police forces have been describing Nottingham Knockers as door-to-door traders, selling you goods on your doorstep, often for over-inflated prices. These will often be cheap household items they re trying to sell you, with some of the sellers claiming to be on a rehabilitation scheme and trying to find work. Often they may have a false ID or trading permit. It is important to say that Nottingham Knockers are not part of any officially recognised rehabilitation scheme.