02068884362

Getting constant calls from this number which I now ignore

Get a phone call near enough every night between 5-5:30 pm asking for a mrs Tom, keep telling them I have had the landline for almost a year now and to stop ringing. As usual they take no notice!

We were called today at 1.25pm. exactly as described by others.Came up as international on my caller display.No telephone number. I refused to answer questions but when I asked where she was based in the UK and she hung up. I am also with TPS. What can we do about this ??

I'm registered with TPS, but get a lot of calls from this number. I've now barred their number on my wonderful panasonic phone, which is a great invention to rid ourseves of these coldcalling pests!

The TPS sadly doesn't stop any of the international calls we now get everyday.

Called me at 16.51 by my name. Man with an Indian accent saying he was with an International Research Company wanting me to answer some household questions. I am on TPS and have had lots of these kinds of calls in the past. They wouldn't happen if companies like Sky and the utility companies didn't pay for the information. Perhaps we should make it clear this method is unacceptable and threaten to boycott their products and services.

My phone went flat as I answered this, checked online, found this site, have my dog whistle ready incase they call back : )

iv had a call from this number above , where it could be a call i am waiting on , i have tryed to re dial back on number but not reconised . as i waiting back on news paper ,

i am trying to find out the number who called me , 02068884362 it could be the news papers which i am waiting back on them reply,please solve this number as i cannot re dial .

Had exactly the same call from 04920 68884362 on 9th October and reported it on this website, again from the National Research Centre and again a person with a strong foreign accent. I asked them to remove me from their database as I am registered with TPS. Fed up with the intrusive nature of these calls.

Received a call from this number yesterday (27/10/10) asking to speak to the previous occupant of the property (we kept their telephone number, they moved away more than 2 years ago).  Not the first time this has happened of late.  We are registered with TPS.  It doesn't seem to work.

rings about 3 times a day then hangs up when answers, blummin annoying.

I had a call from this number today asking for my husband by name, when I asked who was calling the lady just told me it was about lifestyle research, so I asked her if it was a cold call, to which she replied no. I asked her what the matter was concerning and she told me she just wanted to ask my husband some questions about his home and life style, I then reminded her that we are TPS registered and we do not accept cold calls of any kind.

Its annoying as she refused to admit it was a cold call, when it quite obviously was.

I just tried to report this number to the TPS for its unwanted calls and got this reply ....

Dear Mrs B

Thank you for your complaint regarding the receipt of a research call.

The Telephone Preference Service (TPS) aims to reduce live "direct marketing" calls and is unable to stop calls from organisations who are conducting research. Research calls are not deemed as direct marketing as they generally relate to information gathering or seeking of opinions whereas the purpose of a direct marketing call would be to sell or market a product or service.

If you want to stop these calls you will need to contact the companies that make them directly or inform the caller that the call and any future calls from them is not welcomed. Additionally, you can also request that they suppress your details. They are obliged to comply with your request. If the company continues to call disregarding your request you may seek further guidance from the Market Research Society (MRS), furthermore the MRS has a code of conduct which all members must comply with. Their details are:
Market Research Society (MRS)
15 Northburgh Street, London
EC1V 0JR
Tel: 02074904911
Fax: 02074900608
Web: www.ico.gov.uk

Received a call from this number this evening, as I was about to put the kids to bed so I told him it was an inconvenient time and no, he couldn't call back later.  The guy was definitely calling from abroad, what with the delay, fuzzy line and asian accent ;)  We had a spate of similar calls a few months ago, they stopped eventually so I'll go back to being blunt and curt on the phone again in the hope that they cease again.

This company has phoned on each of the past 3 days. Caller is an Indian lady representing a market research company. I tried to get more infomation about this company but the lady sticks to the script. Told them I don't want to receive these calls and hung up...but they keep phoning back.  Also got similar calls this week from a market research company called UK Today..their number was withheld.
I'm registered with TPS.

Mrs B - you beat me to it - I was going to post something similar.  When I registered on TPS scheme I was informed that they can't stop "Market Research" calls as these are not classed as nuisance calls!!   So these companies are getting around the cold calling bit by saying they are doing market research.

Pesky companies - I feel sorry for the people who have this as a job as they must get so much abuse - shame they aren't able to get a job with reputable companies.

I always make sure that I tick the relevant boxes on any forms I complete so presumably they get the info from our telephone directories.

I has a call from this number this morning. A man who said his name was Joshua Garcia calling from the National Research Centre who wanted to ask me 7 quick questions and was not going to sell me anything, allegedly.

I told him this number is registered with the TPS and he rang off. I get less since registering with the TPS but still get plenty of nonsense calls.

Call from this number  asking to do Market Research about Sky and other services.  Asked them where they were from as she had an accent and it was Cebu in the Philippines.  Asked about the weather and lunch etc. When she started asking questions I asked how did I know it was secure - she said they follow the Data Protection Act but I kept asking which section as she had already told me that they record the call for training purposes.  She couldn't tell me so I said that for security reasons I would have to call her back.  She argued with this and so we spent some time discussing the Data Protection Act before she suddenly asked if I was registered with the TPS.  When I said yes she rang off.  Managed to keep the call going for almost 10 minutes before she rang off, so I guess that 10 minutes is the cut off point for them.

I got called at 11am on 03.11.10
Claimed to be doing research for National Research organisation.  They had the name of the previous house owner, over 6 years out of date.  I started answering questions thinking National meant government.
The questions were
My name
Age bracket
Owner/occupier status
Do I have Sky?
Do I have a conservatory?
When is my house insurance renewal date.

At this stage I realised it was a commercial survey & not a government one so I said I wouldn't continue.  I am annoyed as I am registered with TPS to not receive these sorts of cold calls.

Exact same thing is happening to me, they call 4 times a day every day for months. i told them they have been reported to tranding standards but they just hang up. Having spoken to trading standards at length they have suggested reporting this number to offcom. not sure what the outcome will be but have been informed by BT that new systems will be put in at the end of 2011 to block international calls... in the mean time we have to put up with these calls.