registered with TPS online still getting calls

Anthillmob

i registered with TPS about 2 months ago. we are still getting sales calls. we inform the caller that we are registered and they cant hang up quick enough but why are we still getting calls?

my sister said you have to register every 28 days,. is this correct?

nelly_2

it can take a bit to kick in but its worked a mega treat for us no more interupted star trek

hollydays

if it has kicked in yet, other reasons are that the companies who rang you are not registered with them,or that they are registered and are not checking before they phone you.If you have their name you can check with tps if they are a registered user. I think it takes 28 days to take effect,so should be done by now. If a company that is registered rings you,you can complain,but dont think this includes foreign call centres and market research.
I have also just registered my mobile

Heinz

Anthillmob wrote:

i registered with TPS about 2 months ago. we are still getting sales calls. we inform the caller that we are registered and they cant hang up quick enough but why are we still getting calls?

my sister said you have to register every 28 days,. is this correct?

If the call is from the UK, complain!

http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/cgi-bin/tps_complaints.pl

hollydays

tps is voluntary though.

Germeze

I am also registered with the TPS the number I have has been registered for at least 4 years but I still get calls for Mr Myles (not even me). The trouble is these people withold their numbers (illegal I thought) and quite often refuse to say which company is making the calls. I kept hanging up on one guy and they kept ringing back until I told them to eff off as I was TPS registered suddenly he was all sweetness and light and very apologetic. It doesn't make up for the fact that I had yet another evenining interupted by these unsolicited calls :mad:

I used to work in fax marketing and we always screened our numbers against a list we bought from the FPS/TPS people so we didn't break the law. Reputable firms use these lists the others both in and outside the UK don't bother as I guess the cost of getting the lists isn't worth it compared to the risk of getting fined :mad:

hollydays

Unfortunately i believe tps is pretty toothless-been told a report is made to Information Commissioner-no fine though.

robnye

just say 'registered with tps and please remove me from your database with effect from today, I have had several calls from your company during the past few days, otherwise I will be making a complaint to trading standards re harrassment'

works for me..... tis similar to BOGOF

hjb123

The trick I use is to ask them what company they are calling from and then inform them that I am registered with the TPS and will be filiing a complaint about them - I then go online and complain through the TPS website

susank

Half of them dont know what TPS stands for as they are youngsters and when I said to one about cold calling he did not know what I meant! We use TPS and the odd one gets through = its very annoying.

Fifer

Germeze wrote:

I used to work in fax marketing and we always screened our numbers against a list we bought from the FPS/TPS people so we didn't break the law. Reputable firms use these lists the others both in and outside the UK don't bother as I guess the cost of getting the lists isn't worth it compared to the risk of getting fined :mad:

Reputable companies don't fax market.