POLICE are keen to trace these people in connection with an incident of vehicle fraud and criminal damage.

The incident, in the Charlton Marshall area if Blandford, saw two men arrange to meet the owners of a vehicle for sale at around 8.45pm on Wednesday, September 11.

“While viewing the vehicle, it is reported that one of the men distracted the occupants while the other man squirted liquid over the engine and into the coolant tank before taking it for a test drive,” a Dorset Police spokesperson said.

“Upon returning the vehicle, the men stated that the engine was smoking and offered to purchase the vehicle at a significantly reduced price.”

Officers are keen to trace these people in connection with an incident in Charlton Marshall, Blandford. Picture: Dorset Police

The owners of the vehicle declined the offer of sale and have since discovered that the cost of repairing the damage is more than £1,000.

Police Community Support Investigator Kayleigh Hole, of Blandford police, said: “Our investigation into this matter is ongoing and I am now in a position to issue CCTV images of two men we would like to identify.

“I would urge anyone with information regarding their identities to please make contact with us.”

Anyone with information – or who recognises the people pictured – should contact Dorset Police via www.dorset.police.uk, or by calling 101, quoting incident number 55240144690. Alternatively, They can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.