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cold callers - can they keep calling after youve told them not to?
BillieTheBot
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I keep getting phone calls from a survey company. i think its called british lifestyles, but im not sure as the guy is heavily accented.
They want me to do some sort of survey.
They called three times yesterday. the first two times I put the phone down as he didnt speak quick enough so I knew it was going to be one of thiose sort of calls. Then he called again and my mum answered and told them very clearly to take my number off their list as i wasnt interested in doing the survey.
Today they call again. I told them I wasnt interested in doing their survey. He carries on talking. I tell him to stop calling me and to take my name off their list.
He says "no no no, we cant do that im afraid". i said then this is harrassment and Im going to report you. he laughs, and I put the phone down
What can i do if they keep calling
They want me to do some sort of survey.
They called three times yesterday. the first two times I put the phone down as he didnt speak quick enough so I knew it was going to be one of thiose sort of calls. Then he called again and my mum answered and told them very clearly to take my number off their list as i wasnt interested in doing the survey.
Today they call again. I told them I wasnt interested in doing their survey. He carries on talking. I tell him to stop calling me and to take my name off their list.
He says "no no no, we cant do that im afraid". i said then this is harrassment and Im going to report you. he laughs, and I put the phone down
What can i do if they keep calling
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ive just found this. oh ffs
You can also request them (not sure if it's in writing, but might be) to be removed from their database. This is a legal requirement as ultimately in the eyes of the law, you are seen as the owner of any information about yourself that a company holds.
If they refuse, they are in contravention of the DPA.
Do you know who it is that's calling you?
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The other thing i told them before i put the phone down was " youre wasting your time, I will NEVER do your survey" so maybe they did get the message after all.
Its just lucky really that im the sort of person who doesnt get too freaked out by stuff like this, because I imagine it wouldnt be very nice for some old dear
I don't mind people cold calling usually, it's only their job after all but what does annoy me is the rude bastards who either talk over you, insist that you "must" buy from them or are just plain ignorant. One girl rang, asked for the owner of the property and when i told her he was in a meeting she got all rancid on me and rude, so i just put her on hold. She'd gone by the time i picked the phone up.