A SMALL plaque on a house wall has been used for years to deter doorstep sellers.
It reads: "No religion and no salesmen", and has turned many cold callers away before they ring the bell. It hangs outside Amanda Coates' home in Bedale and was made ten years ago.
She said: "Over the years I would say I have had no more than six religious or salespeople come to the door and actually knock.
"Most of the time I see them through the window read the sign and turn away."
North Yorkshire Trading Standards last week launched a campaign to stop doorstep selling.
It followed a survey that revealed that 98 per cent of people living in the county were against cold calling.
Stuart Pudney, head of trading standards and regulatory services, said: "This is a practical example of a householder using their initiative to show that doorstep sellers are not wanted."
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