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A motorist was left amazed after watching a cat climb up a dustbin and use a door knocker - as if they wanted to be allowed in by the house’s owners.

Dan Richardson was in Bootle at the time he spotted the ingenious - and seemingly very polite - cat outside a house carrying out the unusual act.

The stunned 26-year-old told the ECHO he had pulled over safely to type something into his satellite navigation system when out of the corner of his eye he spotted the cat clambering up onto its hind legs and knocking on the door before sitting back down and patiently waiting on the bin.

He said: “I was in my car and I caught a glimpse of it happening.

“Then I watched and the cat started to climb up the door again so I whipped out my phone to record it.

“I looked and wondered if that had just really happened - I was baffled.

“It is not something you see everyday.”

Dan posted the clip on social media and it has since been viewed more than 300,000 times.

The data analyst, who lives in Manchester, added: “I don’t think anybody has seen anything quite like it.

“I’ve had loads of messages from people on Facebook saying I’ve made their day and lots of people trying to add me as a friend.

“It would have only made it better if someone came out to let it in.”

Do you know the cat? Is he always this polite? And does he usually get in? Let us know by emailing connor.dunn@reachplc.com.