POLICE are looking for a man who verbally abused and threatened a man at a car wash in Witham.

The victim had pulled on to the forecourt of the car wash in Braintree Road and was being directed in by staff when another man opened his driver’s door and began verbally abusing and threatening him.

The man is believed to have been driving a silver Mercedes.

He was described as white, aged in his late 40s to mid 50s, 5ft 9ins to 6ft tall, had an "East End” accent and a "gravelly” voice and wore a dark brown coat.

The incident happened at 8.30am on Saturday, March 14.

Anyone with information can contact PC Kim Jones at Braintree police station on 101.