Rogue claims firms to face fines

Press Association
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Portrait of a busy senior business man talking on his mobile phone. With a blue sky and outdoor city environment as background.
Portrait of a busy senior business man talking on his mobile phone. With a blue sky and outdoor city environment as background.

%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%Rogue claims companies that provide bad service and bombard people with nuisance calls face fines totalling hundreds of thousands of pounds under new plans.

Those who use information gathered by unlawful unsolicited calls and texts, waste people's time and money by making spurious claims or use misleading marketing could be fined up to 20% of annual turnover, justice minister Lord Faulks said.

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