Yep , we get them too Sprout , and like you I don't answer them if I don't recognise the number . Trouble is , only one of our phones has number recognition , so I sometimes get caught out !!

Oops! 

I wouldn't mind but they keep phoning and phoning , even when you've told them you're not interested  And that's aside from the  downright scams! The favourite one we are getting at the moment is one saying is a recorded message saying we are entitled to a refund, but not saying for what, but saying press 5.... or 9..... yeah right! As if!

That's how they get you though, the fact that you answered let's them know your line's live and so it goes round 

..... mind you, sometimes it's fin winding them up... like the computer scammers...

We have ended up going ex directory and changing our number as they were relentless...we were getting up to 10 calls a day from some of them...it is blissfully quiet now!!

They stopped just before Christmas.

Famous last words. I just received a most urgent call regarding PPI.

I'm TPS registered but I still get them. I used to be quite polite now I just cut them off right at the start - I say - ''.m not interested and haven't got time for this' - then I hang up.

 

Mt Woo is much nicer than me and gets caught up for ages politely refusing what they have on offer. I've given up being 'nice'.

The thing that is most irritating is when it is number withheld, now if the doctors or someone similar rings you they withhold the number so you have to answer the call, annoying

 

me too but they have got round the law they are breaking by using withheld or international numbers - if you can get a name of company or phone no from them you can report them through TPS 

 

We are aware that in recent months there has been a rise in the number of unsolicited calls being received by people registered on the TPS.

These calls mainly from companies that deliberately ignore the law and either hide or disguise their identity.

They might withhold the number they are calling from or display a fake number. They sometimes use generic sounding names that cannot be used to accurately identify an organisation .

Solar Panels UK, PPI Claims Ltd etc or they may refuse to give you any details at all.

Understandably this makes contacting these companies or targeting them for enforcement extremely difficult or even impossible.

There are thousands of calls every day from companies like these trying to benefit from short term financial opportunities based on generating sales leads for things such as accident claims, PPI claims, solar energy installation, and insulation grants etc.

If you receive an unwanted call but cannot get the information required to make a TPS complaint there is a form on the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) website where you can give them the details

http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/index.html

 

"Hello were you miss-sold PPI? We have helped thousands reclaim miss-sold policies. Would you like us to consider a cliam on your behalf?"

 

MY ANSWER . . .

 

"Yes - that sounds really interesting. Wait until i get my wife, she deals with things like this"

 

Place phone on loud speaker and put it to one side.

 

And relax . . . .

I guess, like I do, if you dont recognise the number. Leave it to ring out and if it is of any importance they will leave a message. Though not in all cases I will agree. And a ringing is so annoying too 

I get on average about 4 or 5 a day 

First chance I get I'm gonna get me one of those Truecall systems 

Call 100 and make enquiries about "Caller privacy"

We did this ages ago and it almost halved our cold calls