Cold telephone call

How've they got your number Oneputt?

No idea, although judging by the amount of info they seem to have I wouldn't be suprised  if they didn't have some connection with the major power suppliers.   They did seemed to know an awful lot about us and our current tariffs etc..

I have a nasty feeling that some companies share contact information (for a price?) with other companies Jill.

True Milliehull and that's why I refuse to give a telephone number unless I absolutely must.  My stock answer would be "If you need contact details then okay but, if you have my address, you can't have my phone number as well.  If you need to contact me then write." 

For those that insist on a telephone number, I give them an old mobile number that I don't answer or keep charged up.  

Problem is they already seemed to have everything.  I suspect they are calling people on the higher rate of FIT payment.  If people ask for an email address I give them a bucket address I have so our main mail addresses don't get stuffed

True Milliehull and that's why I refuse to give a telephone number unless I absolutely must.  My stock answer would be "If you need contact details then okay but, if you have my address, you can't have my phone number as well.  If you need to contact me then write." 

For those that insist on a telephone number, I give them an old mobile number that I don't answer or keep charged up.  

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Good idea Jill.

Nearly every time we buy something they always want your email,telephone , post code ect

now we are X directory if I have to give our home number i make a point to them saying they must tick the box refusing to give them permission to contact me for canvassing, doesn't always work but I recieve very very little amount of calls, in some cases we have given our mobile if I recieve a canvassing call I blast them and then block there number,

so it certainly sounds like your power supplier has given your details to them, 

Yes, there's a lot of money to be made selling names, addresses, telephone numbers and Email addresses to third parties.

Called Freedom of Information Act

Which, of course, contradicts the Data Protection Act!