Opting out of credit targetting

MPS and Telephone Preference Service ought to mop up all the unsolicited offers. Well, apart from email, obviously.

Jon

In message , Jon Green wrote

After 9 months since signing up, I've found that the Telephone Preference Service has made little difference to the number of junk calls I receive. Most junk calls are identified as 'number unavailable' or 'international'. A one time junk callers would hang up when encountering a answerphone but now the Disney Corporation and other fake prize organisations have resorted to leaving long automated messages on my answerphone.

I got so fed up with a kitchin company that I actually had there sales rep out on August Bank Holiday. After 6 hours (six) of pressurised selling I still said no and he was even more narked when I told him the reason I had him there was they had woken me up on night several times and seeing as I was on call taht day couldnt go out so was bored and needed company.

He moaned something about me being a young Victor Meldrew as he left with the hump and no sale

"john" wrote in message news:Yzk%d.2239$ snipped-for-privacy@text.news.blueyonder.co.uk...

LOL.....I take it you have seen the episode in question? I have considered doing that but just to get them round, not to then waste even more time! But perhaps if more of us did that, they would have to reconsider their strategies.

You don't actually have to be in when you arrange for them to come around to waste their time. You could unexpectedly get called into work, which you could then arrange another meeting a week later... shame you forgot about your mother-in-laws funeral, still there's the week after... I'm sure 3 weeks at least is doable...

Jim.

"Alan" wrote

Ditto. AFAIK it only works on companies that buy lists of names and phone numbers. Those that simply dial random numbers are undeterred.

"John Redman" wrote in message news:d1l4ag$t6d$ snipped-for-privacy@news6.svr.pol.co.uk...

Its very very rare for us to get a phonecall since going on the TPS- probably one every couple of months instead of six or seven a week.

Companies are not allowed to dial randomly, though some do. They are all supposed to check the numbers they are dialling against a database. If you get the company name I'm sure you could report them.

Neb

Does that not potentially cause problems with credit checking?

Jon

"Jon Green" wrote

Why should it? The credit reference agencies still have your electoral roll details, even if you tick those boxes!

Oh right, fair enough, I wasn't sure.

Jon

They get the full list

"Stephen Hands" wrote

Don't you think you should check before you spout rubbish, especially when people have told you the opposite?

Check out the DPA fully - you'll find that CRA's have special provisions in the Act...