The council have warned residents after the incidents in Oakley
PEOPLE are knocking on doors and posing as council workers in Oakley, according to Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council.
They said in a Tweet that people were going to addresses in St John’s Piece offering to cut hedges for a fee.
A council spokesperson said: “We’d like to make people aware that these people are not from the council and to be cautious.
"We don’t undertake this type of work,” they continued.
We’ve had reports of people knocking on doors in St John’s Piece, Oakley, saying they’re from the council and offering to cut hedges for a fee. We’d like to make residents aware that these people are not from the council and to be cautious. We don’t undertake this type of work. pic.twitter.com/tm29aKqCvG
— Basingstoke Council (@BasingstokeGov) November 20, 2019
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