DETECTIVES want to speak to five people in connection with an unpaid taxi fare.

Five people got into two taxis after calling at STB Taxis on Gleve Street, Bolton, in the early hours of September 20. The journey took the group to the Shell garage on Manchester Road, the McDonald's restaurant at Radcliffe, to Settle Street, Little Lever, and then on to Oaks Avenue.

At the journey's conclusion there were only two men left in the vehicle, with the other people having been dropped off along the way.

The driver claims they then fled the scene without paying the £16 fare. Anyone with information should contact Bolton police on 0161 872 5050 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111, quoting Crime number 283723W/00.