Automated Sales/Competition Winner Phone Calls

[Lordbenny]

I've had THREE this morning alone!

"Hi, you are the lucky winner......." FK OFF (slams phone down!)

Is there a way I can get these nuisance, automated calls stopped?

[FourWheelDrift]

Even if you are a member of the TPS you will still get these and the TPS cannot do anything about them, you have to go to the ICO (details below) and download a form, fill it out and send it back.

ICO details said:

Organisations that use recorded phone message to try and sell or promote their products or business have to comply with the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003. These say that marketers who leave recorded phone messages must obtain prior consent from the subscriber before they can make such a call. Where a subscriber receives a recorded phone message they haven't agreed to there may have been a breach of the regulations.

If you are receiving recorded messages and have not given prior permission, you can complain directly to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), whose details are:
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Web: www.ico.gov.uk

[Lordbenny]

Thanks for that, I Love you