02135371000

I have had 10s of calls from this number.  They never leave a message.  Any ideas?

Calls, hangs up.
Number comes up on ID.

Same as above. always call wait for me to answer with company name then hang up. 'number not recognised' when called back.

Keeps calling asking for someone who has never lived here

Had 2 calls from this number today. One this morning. One this evening 25th Feb 2009. First times to my knowledge. I answer, nothing there no background noise, then it clicks off as if it was a cold caller and no one is there to speak to me. Annoying to say the least. I always wonder if it is a bogus number so when you pick up you are somehow paying for the call or something!! I have done an STD check the code part is not recognised in UK.

I've had lots of calls from this number, they never leave a message.

I'm getting silent calls from this number, with both a single zero and a double zero prefix, so it's obviously incorrect.
Complain to Offcom!
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/complain/landline/nuisance/silent/?itemid=284827

4 or 5 silent calls a day for last 4 days.
I'd love to wring their sniveling little scrawny necks - if only I could find out who they are...

They've started on me now (3 March 2009). I'm guessing it's to do with online car insurance quotes as I've used comparison websites recently. Although I always fill in false phone number and email addresses on those some of the companies seem determind to look me up. Just a guess...
If they do call, don't put your phone down and disconnect the call; leave it off the hook for a while.  It MAY screw their system for a while if you're lucky.
Oh, yes, and I'm TPS, so thanks for the links to ofcom (as TPS won't respond to silent call complaints).

Iv had two calls from them today no answer when i pick up

I've had a call from these people on 5th March, she had my name and told me that I had recently taken out credit (I havn't) I asked her to say who they were, she did say, but said it so fast that I did not catch it. She had what I thought was a Welsh accent. I hung up as I had better things to do (watch paint dry). Has called again today (6th March 09) twice, I ignored calls.

just had another call from them no answer and they bloody woke my daughter up

My elderly father has had 4 calls from this number today.  I was there on one of the occasions and answered the phone.  Silence!  This is just not fair to target elderly folk, it worries them so much.  Glad I found this site though ... now I can tell him that it isn't just him who is being picked on.

rang me today - silent message left on answerphone

Been getting them for at least a week now, 3-4 per day. Answered 2-3 in the past few days, always silent then hangs up after a few seconds

Over the last few days, I have had a few calls from this number. Sometimes several a day. Never leave a message

Over the last few days, I have had a few calls from this number. Sometimes several a day. Never leave a message

i've had 2 calls from this number today, 1 yesterday

The text below is taken from Ofcom's website http://www.ofcom.org.uk/ they clearly ignored rule 2 and 3 in there call to me so I reported them to Ofcom, I hope they get a nice big fine.

01|03|06
New rules to protect consumers from silent calls

Ofcom today announced the implementation of new measures designed to strengthen consumer protection from silent telephone calls.

Silent calls are a significant cause of inconvenience and anxiety for thousands of people every month. Most silent calls are not generated with malicious intent but occur when call centres using automated calling systems generate more calls than their available agents can deal with. When the person called answers the telephone, there is no agent available, resulting in silence on the line.

Sections 128-130 of the Communications Act 2003 give Ofcom power to take action against persistent misuse of electronic communications networks or services, including silent and abandoned calls. After a public consultation announced in October 2005, Ofcom is now introducing a new policy on persistent misuse to be implemented with immediate effect.

The new rules provide a consistent and enforceable framework for the responsible use of automated calling systems. Ofcom’s policy aims significantly to reduce the total number of calls abandoned by call centres and to ensure that consumers can clearly identify the source of any abandoned call that they receive.

The new rules include three key requirements:

  1. Abandoned call rates must be below three per cent of all calls made in any 24 hour period for each campaign. An Ofcom investigation into silent calls last year found that some call centres' abandoned call rates can be significantly higher than the five per cent maximum required by existing voluntary industry codes. Ofcom believes that setting an enforceable three per cent limit will significantly reduce the volume of abandoned calls, while allowing the legitimate and responsible use of automated calling systems;
  2. All abandoned calls must carry a short recorded information message identifying the source of the call;
  3. Calling line identification (CLI) must be included on all outbound calls generated by automated calling systems. CLI allows people to dial 1471 and access the telephone number of the person or organisation calling them.

haven't had a call from them for 11 days but got another one so time to report them to ofcom again