Petition verbal contracts secured by cold calling to be non-binding on the customer.

Householders are often cold called by service providers (electric gas etc)and tempted to switch providers thinking they are getting a better deal which may in fact be a worse deal.
Legislation needed to allow customers to opt out of contracts secured by this method.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

8 signatures

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Date closed 1 June 2016
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