THREE men in high-vis jackets were seen 'interfering' with a car moments before a catalytic converter was ripped from the exhaust.

It happened between 9pm and 9.30pm on Tuesday evening when the car was parked on Station Road in Bletchingdon.

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Thieves use a car jack to lift the car and take out the catalytic converter, which takes a couple of minutes.

Converters contain a small amount of precious metals like platinum, palladium and rhodium which can be sold at high prices.

Anybody with information should call police on 101 quoting 43200090300.