Nuisance Calls
Step-by-step guide from Ofcom - How to tackle nuisance calls
- Talk to your provider- http://consumers.ofcom.org.uk/phone/tackling-nuisance-calls-and-messages/phone-company-services-that-can-help-tackle-nuisance-calls/, and consider a blocker- http://blogs.which.co.uk/technology/phones-3/call
- You can register with the Telephone Preference Service for free- http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/
- Look carefully at marketing “opt-in” or “opt-out boxes
- Consider going ex-directory
- Consider screening your calls
- Ask for the caller’s details- you can use this information to notify the organisation that you no longer wish to receive sales calls
- Don’t give out your personal details
- If you receive an unwanted call you can make a complaint- http://consumers.ofcom.org.uk/tell-us/telecoms/privacy
- Consider your options if you receive an automated marketing call- http://consumers.ofcom.org.uk/files/2010/01/numbering.pdf
- If you receive spam texts, you can report them to your service provider by forwarding them onto 7726- https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/nuisance-calls-and-messages/.
For a more thorough detailed guide, please visit:- Nuisance calls and messages: consumer guide (ofcom.org.uk)
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