LISTEN: "I've started getting nuisance calls in the middle of the night"
Advice on Scotland's Talk In on what you can do to get annoying calls cut off
Last updated 11th Sep 2017
The Scottish Government has announced new measures to tackle nuisance and scam callers.
It includes a £50,000 fund to install call-blocking technology for those most at risk from the calls.
8 out of 10 Scots say they've had unsolicited calls on our landlines in the last month, and on our mobiles it's 7 our of ten, according to Which?
The action plan was unveiled this morning at the launch of the consumer group's Nuisance Call Roadshow at Glasgow Central Station.
This will be visiting Glasgow and Aberdeen over the coming week to invite members of the public to pledge support for a campaign to stop nuisance calls.
Neil Gordon-Henderson from Which? was taking your calls on Scotland's Talk In on Sunday morning on {{stationName2}} and giving advice on what you can do to stop the calls on your line.
Margaret, told the us she was being bothered by calls in the middle of the night.
You can listen back to the whole programme here
The Economy Secretary Keith Brown has also written to the UK Government urging greater action to reduce the volume of nuisance calls.
Mr Brown said: “Nuisance calls disproportionately affect people in Scotland. They often target the elderly and the vulnerable and have the potential to be very harmful.
“Although there is no easy solution to this problem, our action plan contains a range of measures to raise awareness of nuisance calls, make it easier for people to identify them and take action to protect themselves. Our fund to install call-blocking technology for our most vulnerable citizens is one such measure.
“The power to regulate in this area lies with the UK Government. I have written to the Secretary of State for Culture to call for greater action to reduce the volume of nuisance calls, including exploring a model which automatically opts people out of unwanted calls.