Next Time you get a Cold Caller on the Phone
 

Tell them "a £5,000 Fine is on the way to You
Never Phone this number ever again
Then Hang Up Fast"


Do let the Feckers win


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I saw something on this on BBC News earlier. Glad to see ur on the case mr arista :)

What's a cold caller?

Yes its on All News in the UK.


Hit Them Hard
You Now Have Rights

Sales Person tricking you for money they want


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Oh right. I don't even answer the phone anymore. It's always sales people. :laugh:

Was there an actual change in law or is this public awareness? Either way I am glad to know that the number of cold callers will decline

Yes


[The Information Commissioner says the new rules
are expected to "make a difference" in deterring cold callers and spam texters.]

lay down the law, big A

4 we have had today, I'm ****ing sick of it and it's the machine ones so not even a real person you can hurl abuse at

Yes Many are Josy

£5,000 Fine
Use it on them
Do not let them , talk back
Hang Up

Cold calling is so annoying, when my Grandad died they kept calling my Nan's house and asking for him and it upset her so one day we were there and my mum answered and just said 'he's passed away please stop calling it's distressing for the family' and some indian guy kept talking so my mum repeated herself and the guy called her a bitch and hung up.

So if you can actually stop them by saying that thank you Arista

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For LT

Try to watch a News Cast today
if you can

http://news.sky.com/story/1459345/ne...d-cold-callers

Thank you Arista

I will put it up next to my sign looking for a house maid


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My dad always tells them that he died in a car crash that morning and they've called at a really inconvenient time :shrug:

:joker:

Alternatively you could get one of those old fashioned whistles and blow it hard.

Yes right After you Shout
£5,000 Fine on the way to you


Then Blow Your Great Whistle


Nice One JJ

The sky news article doesnt seem like it would actually prevent cold calling, because they still need to have been found 'seriously breaching the law' is that right?

But the Rules have Changed
so they can Fine Them now

I registered here http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/ctps/number_type.html and touch wood all good so far .

I worked in a call centre, and if you say 'PLEASE TAKE ME OFF YOUR LIST AND NEVER CALL ME AGAIN' (firm but polite) they have to do it. If you don't specifically use those words, or just hang up when they call you, they'll keep doing it.

I leave my landline unplugged and have a block list on my mobile.

It's great, the only time he got caught out was when he thought it was a cold caller but it was actually one of my mum's friends calling to speak to him to arrange a surprise birthday thing for her and he had to quickly apologise and say that he was still alive :joker:

there is a website you can register on that prohibits anyone from cold calling you. Sorry I can't remember its web address now as it was several years ago that I used it, but since registering, I have never received a cold call again

Edit ... just seen Erin's post, it certainly works!