Legal notice,religious nutters etc.

Flyboy152

Equaliser123 wrote: »

Wouldn't you look a bit of a weirdo if you simply opened the door, pointed to a print out of a sign and closed it again???

I tend to find a simple "No thanks" is the polite and civilised way of doing things.

Anyone who ignores such signs and calls anyway, should expect a little brusqueness.

SUESMITH_2

we live in a no cold calling zone and its very good. we still get the odd one but i simply point to the notice provided by the council and they go. we did have jehovas witnesses round this weekend but i was going out as they crossed the road and the kids give them short shrift http://www.york.gov.uk/advice/Trading_standards/fairtrading/Doorstep_sales/

mo786uk

Flyboy152 wrote: »

If it was rightfully theirs, why didn't you write to them?

didnt have the info

booter

AFAIK, these signs have no legality. However, our sign can sometimes be effective
"Never mind the dog, beware of the owner"
and for the really persistent
"Children and sales people WILL be sold as slaves"

rickbonar

DO NOT KNOCK

We do not buy or sell or donate anything from the doorstep

We do not and will not buy sell or donate anything to anyone or any organisation.

We do not want to change utilities or join any motoring organisation.

Don’t call us – we’ll call you …OK

Postman … do not post through sales circulars with the mail you are being filmed. You will be prosecuted.

NO

Salesmen

Tramps

Beggars

Hawkers

Survey agents

Gypsies or travellers

Scrap and rag & bone men

Political parties and/or their bigoted leaders & followers

Religious or philosophical groups

Coloureds or other ethnic minorities

Foreigners

Gays

!!!!!philes

Penny for the guy &/or

Trick or treaters

(Unless you want to be re-directed to a couple of the above for your trick or treat?)

Charity collectors

Canvassers

Cold callers

Free newspapers

Circulars

Junk mail

Spazzers

Log sellers

Tarmac layers

Building workers

Etc

High resolution CCTV in operation at all times.

It is a criminal offence to ignore this notice and we will prosecute all offenders. Repeat offenders will be shown the wrong end of a loaded shotgun.

You have been warned.

ellay864

When my doorbell got rung for the 3rd time - they'd kept going off to neighbours but kept trying me as they could see my TV was on so knew I was in - I just answered the door with my breastfeeding baby still attached...salesman was a young guy who could run away very quickly with a very red face

rickbonar

These signs should have some legal authority, people should not be harrassed and bothered by Jehovah witnesses or any salesmen ... there have been a number cases where the elderly have been conned and robbed by these sales people.

I believe if it isn't law to respect these signs then it should be.

I downloaded the last write up from the internet and I'm wondering how else I could add to it and improve the notice?

Any one out there got any helpful suggestions?

mo786uk

You would be better of having a big sign that says NO COLD CALLERS

and putting it right in the most visible area of your front door.

Its its much more wordier than that then most people will ignore it.

Your local council may have produced a version that is adhesive.

MothballsWallet

Money_User wrote: »

It's sarcasm based so I recon it's more of a "my mates will think I'm funny when I tell them this" rather than anything that will actually work.

They're probably told in their training to say back "I know how to phone a personal injury lawyer in 1.2 seconds!" :rotfl:

And in my training I'd retort with "sending all 11 digits on a phone network in 1.2 seconds? I highly doubt it, you kumquat."

(I used to work for a couple of phone companies in my past, so I know a little about the phone system )

Oliver14

I just don't answer the door unless i'm expecting visitors. Simple really.