Door 2 door pressure tactics

[trobbo]

Looks like theses people have moved their business to Ruislip Manor, my mum 83 years old has been duped into paying a deposit and balance for about ?4000 for minor pebbledash and painting to a small terrace house.

Cheque cancelled before cashed so hopefully nothing lost. Tactics are exactly as listed in the threads, cold calling by youngster, ask for phone No follow up phone call and visit by salesman using pressure tactics, stayed in house 3 and 1/2 hours till contract signed. As said cheques cancelled and contract cancelled within cooloing off period, wait to see what happens now.

[sophiesofa]

Oh my goodness that is awful i just can't understand how these people can sleep at night. That is so great that the cheque was cancelled but she must be feeling very upset and angry.

[Domitianus]

With regard to the "cooling off period" - I may be mistaken but I believe this differs for unsolicited calls from salesmen. I understand that if you have made an appointment for a salesman to call (even if arranged through a different person such as the youngster in this case) your rights under cooling off periods are weaker. Is this correct? Any consumer law specialists out there?