Cold Callers List of Names - Don't Give Them Business! - TilersForums.co.uk | Tile Forums

**Dan** · 16-10-2007

If you get a call from cold callers and you want to warn others about the name of their company then list them here!

First one

CUSTOMER STREET - claim they can get you business and charge a shed load for it! Don't sign-up! Checkout some of the forum members' comments about Customer Street.

PLEASE REGISTER YOUR PHONE NUMBER WITH TPS, YOUR FAX NUMBER WITH FPS AND YOUR ADDRESS WITH MPS!

And then when you get a phone call - tell them you're with TPS. They can face a heavy fine for calling you if you're registred with TPS.

Varley · 26-10-2007

TNTR 'The National Trade Register'

**Fekin** · 26-10-2007

The tilers register.

When I said so I'd be paying to be on a register they said "we're not a register", go figure ?

howard · 08-11-2007

business internet directory

**ChaseTiling** · 08-11-2007

rated tradesman.com

Look Local

Any of these franchised booklet schemes that apparantly target communities and towns.

Utter Crap.

**DiamondTraining** · 08-11-2007

checkatrade

howard · 09-11-2007

Just Had Customer Street On The Phone They Started Off By Saying They Were Bathroom Fitters Looking For A Tiler In The Manchester Area It Soon Became Clear They Were Not I Find There Tatics Very Underhand Stay Well Clear

felix · 09-11-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChaseTiling

rated tradesman.com

Look Local

Any of these franchised booklet schemes that apparantly target communities and towns.

Utter Crap.

I actually found rated tradesmen to be very good when I was just starting out. Maybe I was lucky with the area I was in but there was plenty of work and not many people responding to do the estimates.

I had a free trial with them and I certainly made alot more than I shelled out. I don't use them anymore and I accept that I may have just got lucky

daj5451 · 09-11-2007

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business internet directory.Charities(lot`s of)

**Dan** · 11-11-2007

McMillan-Scott Publishing trading as something or other... posing as publishers for local councils' planning booklets (those things you get through when you apply for planning permission) trying to push ads "only you in your area".

**grumpygrouter** · 11-11-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by howard

business internet directory

Be very careful how you speak/contact these people, any sort of communication results in an invoice arriving for services - followed by all sorts of legal threats for non-payment. If contacted by them, usually with a letter asking to "verify" the details they already have, throw it in the bin and completely ignore any further communication.

I have had dealings with them before. I contacted trading standards but unfortunately there is no legislation in this country to control business to business "marketing" of this nature.

**Dan** · 26-02-2008

I'm opening this thread again - please add cold callers names to the list. And please don't sign up when promised things from such people.