Lately we are getting more and more sales phonecalls...mortgages, windows, kitchens.... Does anybody know how to get phone numbers removed from the national database(presuming this would stop nuisance calls) They always phone in the middle of Coronation street ;)

There is a number you can call and get yourself removed from their databases (supposedly) .....cannot remember the number off hand ..but I think it is listed in the front of the phone directory ....or you can always ring the operator and ask ..they are usually pretty good.

Melody :)

Yes, you can get put on the "telephone preference service". We have and it's stopped 97% of the calls. It won't stop companies whom you have dealt with in the past, or the odd company who takes a page out of the telephone book and tells their operatives to call those numbers on the page. However, these are dealt with by asking their company name and stating that they are committing an offence which you are reporting them for. As soon as you ask for the callers name to pass on - they hang up :D
You can apply on line, but I'll have to look up the link.
Joan :) PS There's a postal preference service too for junk mail.

Got it :) www.tpsonline.org.uk
Joan :)

Hi :)

I work for a sales company )I dont cold call i must add!!) and I do know that if you are registered with TPS, that if you get a call from a company after you have registered, then the company in question is liable to a huge fine :D I think its a bout £2000
Companies that cold call have to use special lines for telemarketing and if your number is dialed and its TPS, the service blocks companies from dialling it.

We are ex direcory and we also have a facility which blocks any witheld numbers,(we suffered once with a huge amount of sales calls) and we havnt had a telemarketing call for about 2 years :D Get to watch Eastenders in peace every day :D

Ali :)

TPS is excellent...I also use FPS (Fax) and it has stiopped all the unwanted faxwe that used to come through. Now if anyone rings I ask them their name & their company, then tell them I am registered with TPS and going to report them! You soon get rid of them that way!!:D

GREAT!! Thanks everyone, will do that!

I registered when I had had enough one night - the company calling listened when I said I'd had enough of cold calling and they told me how to get my number taken off and gave me the number to call. Takes about a month for it to work through the system - but I haven't had a single cold call in about three years:D

Pam n the boys

Surely if its in the middle of Coronation St. it's a welcome relief!!!
Only joking, must be some fans of it out there or it wouldn't be on
:) :)