On-Air Now
Facebook

Public consultation launched on cold calling ban

Tue, 11 Aug 2015


Should cold calling be banned on the Isle of Man?

A public consultation has been launched to review a Bill making it an offence for a trader to secure a contract for the sale of goods using that method.

It's to put a stop to 'doorstep pressure' from underhand tradesmen following a spate of bad practice - particularly from the home improvements sector.

The consultation is open until September 25th - the document can be found on the OFT website.

Chief officer at the Office of Fair Trading Mike Ball says legitimate businesses advocating cold calling can submit their views as part of the process: 


Media

  • Mike Ball

 

Subscribe to get Energy FM News direct to your mobile device

You can get Energy FM News delivered direct to your mobile device using one of the following methods.

  • In the Apple News App on iOS search for Energy FM IOM and then just add it to your favourites
  • In the Google News & Weather App just search for Energy FM and then add us as a customised section
  • If you use an RSS Reader then just add our feed to your app, click here for our news RSS feed