Make illegal all cold calling telemarketing calls to UK phone numbers

Closed 59 signatures

What the petition asks

Almost all British Citizens have mobile phones near us at all times, and increasingly less control over who has our phone number

Unscrupulous companies call without prior permission, at any time of day or night, in order to sell us unwanted products or services. This behaviour should be outlawed

Telemarketing has existed in for almost as long as there have been telephones. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telemarketing

In 2017, 94% of UK adults owned at least one mobile, and there were 26.4m landlines in the UK. Ofcom: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/facts

In 2014, 58% of surveyed companies used telemarketing to generate customer sales. dma.org: https://dma.org.uk/press-release/new-telemarketing-research-reveals-it-s-good-to-talk

In 2013, 85% of householders said they'd received a nuisance call on their landline, 17% complained. thisismoney.co.uk: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/news/article-2377639/Watchdog-launches-online-tool-reporting-nuisance-calls-texts.html

Timeline

17 Nov 2017	Petition opened for signatures
17 May 2018	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 59

Status Closed

Opened 17 Nov 2017

Closed 17 May 2018

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