What are No Cold Calling Zones?
No Cold Calling Zones have been set up in small areas where residents have requested help to keep uninvited traders or sellers from calling at their properties. They are designed to discourage unwelcome ‘cold-callers’ and potential ‘rogue traders’ from knocking at the door.
How do we set them up?
If an area meets the criteria for setting up a zone, Cambridgeshire Trading Standards work with police, district councils and local residents to set up a zone.
Street signs are erected to discourage cold-callers from calling door to door.
Residents are also provided with an information pack which includes signs to put in their windows which advise uninvited salespeople that local residents do not buy at the door. In addition to the signs, a support and advice service is available for local residents together with information on what to do if they spot cold callers operating in their area.