Fines totalling £480,000 issued to companies making nuisance calls

The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has issued fines totalling 480,000 to four separate companies for making unlawful calls to numbers registered with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS).

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ICO

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http://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/news-and-events/news-and-blogs/2021/01/fines-totalling-480-000-issued-to-companies-making-nuisance-calls/

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Wednesday, January 27, 2021

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Telemarketing, Telecommunications, Telephone Preference Service, Nuisance call, RAL colour standard

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The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has issued fines totalling 480,000 to four separate companies for making unlawful calls to numbers registered with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS).
The consequences for those that choose to flout the law strike at a companys reputation, and balance sheet with fines and where necessary enforcement notices ordering firms to stop making calls.
Repair & Assure Limited (RAL)
Redhill based RAL were responsible for making 1,103,292 nuisance calls between 2 January and 11 June 2019.
The ICO has fined RAL 180,000and issued it with an enforcement notice ordering it to stop making marketing calls within 30 days.