“No Cold Calling” zones launched in Yate – Do you want one in your area?

Cold callers are being frozen out in Yate thanks to a new initiative between South Gloucestershire Council Trading Standards and Avon and Somerset Police. “No Cold Calling Zones” have been launched in parts of the town in a bid to help reduce doorstep crime. They have been set up by Trading Standards officers with support from police and local Neighbourhood Watch schemes.

Doorstep crime can range from rogue home improvement firms, to bogus officials and charities. The first No Cold Calling Zones are being introduced in the Walton Heath and Ferndown areas in Yate. No Cold Calling Zones are identified by street signs and stickers on the front doors of houses. Residents are provided with advice on how to say “no” to unwanted callers and also encouraged to report callers who ignore the zones to trading standards or the police.

If an area is interested in a particular area becoming a No Cold Calling Zone, they are advised to contact the council’s trading standards department.

The No Cold Calling Zones scheme does not prevent all callers. Utility services staff, registered charity collectors and canvassing politicians can still do so. As can traders involved in door to door selling if they have made a prior appointment.

For more information on the No Cold Calling Zones scheme, contact Charlotte Allard or Kevin Evans at South Gloucestershire Council’s Trading Standards department on 01454 864419.

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