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What & Why
Quite simply, this is about local residents or communities having the confidence to say “NO” to uninvited salespeople and to warn rogue traders and cold-callers that they are not welcome.
We have come across a stumbling block!
We can’t help you to set up a NCCZ unless the Police have identified that your area has a problem with cold calling!
You have to ring the Police and report cold calling incidents!
Those who the zones are particularly aimed at (old and vulnerable people) are the least likely to be able to make a complaint
Therefore we need you to report cold calling incidents to the Police - we are not allowed to collect and collate and then pass on incidents.
Once the police accept that there is a problem in your area,
then we can step in and help you to set up the zone
No Cold Caller Zones
Doorstep Crime
This is crime arising from doorstep callers, bogus workmen, high pressure salespeople, bogus officials and distraction burglary. It is now well established that distraction burglaries and rogue trading are interlinked - all too often, the seemingly innocent doorstep seller is actually checking things out for a re-visit to carry out a burglary or distraction burglary.
Whilst this type of criminal behaviour can impact on anybody in any place, research shows that older people are particularly vulnerable, especially those living alone.
A national Trading Standards Institute survey involved feedback from 9,000 randomly selected households. The results showed that nationally, 96% of people simply did not want doorstep cold-callers and nobody actually welcomed them.
The number of serious doorstep crime incidents reported to both the police and trading standards services has grown significantly over the past few years. Incidents involving older people losing thousands of pounds are now not unusual and what has become clear is that the response and support mechanisms of enforcement agencies has not kept pace with the skills and organisation of the criminals.
“Cold Calling” is a bane of modern life for many people -
it can be very frightening if you feel intimidated
Once the Police accept that there is a problem in your area Alwoodley Parish Council are happy to help you set up a “No Cold Calling Zone”
If you want to know about what you need to do, please contact us!
It will help us if you would fill in the form below so that we can gauge the demand for No Cold Calling Zones and
identify any areas where it is felt to be a big problem.
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