Cold call control zones

Materials and costs

Once you have decided that your zone is to go ahead, you will need to begin sourcing the following materials:

Street signage

These signs will inform traders that they are in a Zone and that their trade is not wanted.

We can help you decide where the signs should be displayed amd can advise on a supplier. Our roads, flooding and street lighting service will also need to be contacted to discuss erection of the signs.

Sample street sign - can be customised

Door stickers

These should be double sided and displayed at the door or at the front of the property. The outward facing side will explain to traders that they are in a zone and that their trade is not wanted. The inward facing side should have information for the resident on who to report the incident to.

• A sample door sticker is available to view online as a flipbook
• Download sample - can be customised

Residents' information packs

Educating residents in the zone is crucial to its success. This can be done by issuing every household with a residents’ information pack. We recommend this contains:

• Introduction letter - Template letter - can be customised
• Buying on the doorstep booklet  View online as a flipbook
• Nominated neighbour scheme information
  Materials for this scheme can be found on the Police Scotland website
• Doorstep caller checklist This can be used when a doorstep trader calls to note down specific details for example when they called and what they were wearing. Recording information in this way allows easy passing of the information to Trading Standards

When printing documents for the resident’s information pack, we recommend printing in colour where possible, particularly when concerning booklets and documents with logos. This will help to make your zone look professional.

Costs

The cost of setting up a Zone will vary depending on the size of the zone and the quality of the proposed materials. The following approximate costs are based on a zone for 250 homes using the materials shown in this toolkit:

• Street signs – £19 per sign (a typical zone may use 6-8)
• Double sided door stickers – £170 for 250 door stickers
• Labour costs and lamp fixings for installation of street signs - £120
• Return address envelopes for consultation (260 2nd Class Stamps and 5 packs of 60 envelopes at £1 per box) - £142
• Cost of materials for printing Residents’ information packs - £32
• You will also have to factor in the cost of ink for printing the residents’ information packs. This will vary depending on the printer that you are using
• Total approximate cost for a zone using 6 signs - £578 plus cost of ink for printing