ICO fines Blackburn nuisance call firm £250,000

A claims management company that made 17.5 million calls asking people if they had suffered hearing loss at work has been fined £250,000 by the ICO.

The nuisance calls were made by Blackburn-based Check Point Claims.

The ICO launched an investigation after receiving 248 complaints.

“That’s why the law is so strict – it’s there to protect consumers and in practice it’s very difficult to make a legal automated marketing call. If you get one, report it. If you’re making one, beware. We will take action.”

The ICO found that Check Point Claims instigated 17,565,690 automated marketing calls between March and September 2015, of which 6,388,122 were connected.

Stephen added: “We will do everything within our power to recover fines on behalf of taxpayers and those millions of people who have been hounded by unwanted calls.