IMPORTANT - If you are registered with the Telephone Preference Service to stop unwanted calls did you know

[Twiglett]

you have to re-register every 12 months?

(we're getting lots of fake calls for a famous actor at our phone number / address at the moment .. from loan companies and insurance companies )

here's the link

No - but thanks
I know that overseas calls are not part of the TPS so we get stung with the automated messages telling us we have won a villa in Florida.
Is it the same for the mailing people?

I put mine in & it says I'm already registered so that's been active for ages with out re-registering?

nope, i did not know that ! will do it now..... we get loads from mortgage and loan companies all the fecking time.

Tim Curry no less ..

'it's astounding, time is creeping'

Um... according to their faq you only need to renew every 12 months if you do NOT have a residential number. I.e. businesses.

madness takes its toll

but listen closely

not for very much looooonger

i;ve got to keep controooool

i remember, doing the time warp..

says i am already registered..

(although I note lately that several companies are saying "oh but you need to reregister" to get out of you reporting them to be fined..)

BT just told me you have to re-register

that's terrible.

I have an ongoing rage at BT who call me on a nightly basis to sell me some old crap when I am on the TPS. They tell me they are exempt from this because I am a customer of theirs and therefore the TPS doesn't apply to me

They're either talking bollocks or your home number is registered as a limited company or other corporate entity:

FAQ

16. Do I need to renew my subscription with the TPS?

If you have registered a residential number or a number belonging to a sole trader or (except in Scotland) partnership, you do not need to renew. However, if you have registered a number on to the Corporate TPS belonging to a Limited company, Plc or other large organisation, you are required to renew annually. In this case TPS will send you an e-mail each year to notify you of this. Failure to renew will result in your number(s) being removed from the CTPS data file. Please be aware that if you change your telephone package, obtained broadband or change telephone line service provider for example, we may receive notice from your current/old line service provider that your line has been made inactive. In this case your number would be removed from the file as the service is only intended for live numbers.

From their FAQ:

16. Do I need to renew my subscription with the TPS?

If you have registered a residential number or a number belonging to a sole trader or (except in Scotland) partnership, you do not need to renew. However, if you have registered a number on to the Corporate TPS belonging to a Limited company, Plc or other large organisation, you are required to renew annually. In this case TPS will send you an e-mail each year to notify you of this. Failure to renew will result in your number(s) being removed from the CTPS data file. Please be aware that if you change your telephone package, obtained broadband or change telephone line service provider for example, we may receive notice from your current/old line service provider that your line has been made inactive. In this case your number would be removed from the file as the service is only intended for live numbers.

Beaten to it by a rubber duck ... gah!

nope, have just put my numbers in, and I'm already registered- haven't done it for years!

I just tried it and it told me I was already registered.

What more and more wankers companies are doing though is ringing from outside the UK - my understanding is that if the registered office is outside the UK then the TPS rules don't apply, so they can plague you quite happily.

TBH I'd report BT.

British Gas seem equally incompetent at the moment - have had a phone call a week from them for about 5 weeks in a row and each time we've told them that we're not interested, please remove us from their database. Got really shirty with the last one and there's been a two week gap, so fingers crossed.

WWB: nyeh nyeh blows a raspberry

Didn't know that - have updated; thanks.

I just tried and it said I am already registered and haven't done it for more a year.

been meaning to register for ages!
just done it now
thanks