Cold call cash back

[Gromit]

// Richard Herman, 53, was so upset with firms phoning him up and trying to sell him goods and services he decided to charge them for the time they took out of his day.

He recorded the calls and then sent an invoice charging £10 for every minute he spent on the phone.

When they refused to pay up he sued them at the small claims court and won.
The marketing company AAC agreed to pay the full £195 for 19-and-a-half minutes of calls, plus a £25 court fee. //

Great story, but wouldn't it have been simpler to just hang up the phone?

[tonyav]

Less profitable to hang up, Gromit. lol

[EvianBaby]

I like it, if more people do this these irritating companies might stop calling.

I have 9 new voicemails on my phone from this week. I haven't listened to them because I know they are all stupid bots. I'm going to leave them on there so I can't get left any more.

[boxtops]

Since we went onto caller preference service, we don't get any of these calls

[rojash]

"wouldn't it have been simpler to just hang up the phone?"

Probably, but sometimes people are willing to put themselves out to make a point. And in order to hang up, you still need to answer the phone at what might be an inconvenient moment.

[Duncer]

Good for him, well done that man.

[factor-fiction]

It's good that someone has taken a stand. However, I think that most people would find it very difficult to find the information needed for a successful claim, such as finding the name and address of the organisation you wish to sue and collecting evidence of the calls.