If you don’t want to receive any unwanted sales calls for either business or personal products and services, then you need to make sure you are registered on the correct preference service; the Telephone Preference Service (TPS) for individuals or the Corporate Telephone Preference Service for businesses (CTPS).

 

Depending what type of business you are, and where you are based, you may even need to register with both services. Here’s our quick guide to where you should register to stop all unwanted sales calls:

 

Limited company in the UK based at a commercial address:
Register with the CTPS

 

Limited company in the UK based at a residential address:
Register with the CTPS and the TPS

 

Limited liability partnership in England, Wales and Northern Ireland based at a commercial address:
Register with the CTPS

 

Limited liability partnership in England, Wales and Northern Ireland based at a residential address:
Register with the CTPS and the TPS

 

Any business partnership in Scotland based at a commercial address:
Register with the CTPS

 

Any business partnership in Scotland based at a residential address:
Register with the CTPS and the TPS

 

PLC based at a commercial address:

Register with the CTPS

 

PLC based at a residential address:
Register with the CTPS and the TPS

 

Schools, government departments and agencies, hospitals and other public bodies:
Register with the CTPS

 

Sole Traders based at a residential or business address:
Register with the TPS

 

Business partnerships in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, based at a residential or business address:
Register with the TPS

 

Member of the public at a residential address:
Register with the TPS

 

 

Register with either the TPS or CTPS online at http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/ctps/number_type.html