If you have your privacy invaded by double glazing, kitchens or credit card companies ringing you up out of the blue trying to flog you once in a life time opportunity to pay over the odds for new windows or a kitchen. Or to tell you that you quality for a great customer benefit of over prices payment protection insurance. Sound familiar?

There is an easy way of stopping these companies from legally phoning you - what's more its totally free.

You can register on the Telephone Preference Service (TPS) and by law companies have to remove these numbers from their cold calling lists. (register here). If they still call after 30 days then complain and they could be fined. Although, if you tell them you are on the TPS they can't wait to get off the phone

You can also remove your self from direct mail lists and fax lists as well