The beeb is reporting that the government is going to clamp down on cold call companies and those annoying scam artists who send relentless PPI calls and texts, or ambulance chasers who regularly keep telling me I can claim £5k for an accident I never had!
The Telephone Preference Service (TPS) has always felt like a toothless agency, as it has been traditionally very hard and long winded to make a complaint.
From April this year, it will be much easier to make a complaint and larger fines of up to £500,000 can be imposed which makes it a bit more of a deterrent!
"The Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) said it was "committed" to dealing with the problem of nuisance calls, and that it was looking to introduce mandatory caller line identification so that all marketing callers would have to display their telephone numbers.
It also confirmed that it will look at introducing measures to hold board level executives responsible for nuisance calls and texts."
BBC News - Clampdown on cold call companies
The Government department name made me smile, The Department of Culture, Media and Sport. It does sound a bit Monty Python'ish...
So good news, pre election propaganda, or too little too late?
