Many items bought by post are in response to direct marketing through catalogues, newspapers, magazines, inserts, postal advertising sent to you by name or hand delivered, or as a result of advertisements appearing on television, radio or posters. Some people are happy to receive the offers for goods or services which come through the letterbox. Others find them a nuisance and would prefer not to receive them. If you do not want to receive this sort of mail, you can ask for your name to be deleted from direct mailing lists by writing to the Mailing Preference Service . It may take up to three months for the unwanted mail to stop arriving.
Many companies now use the telephone to promote their goods and services.
If they contact you they must tell you their identity and the nature of the call up front. If you would like to reduce the number of sales calls you receive, contact your telephone company and ask to register with the Telephone Preference Service . If you regularly receive unwanted calls from the same company write to it and ask it to stop. It is legally obliged to do this. You are welcome to print off these pages, link to them, or reproduce them so long as you do not do so for financial gain or distort the information contained here.