No, not a UK thing. Have had a UK phone number that I know is on a couple of public databases and at worst I get a call every three or four months with the 'we

No, not a UK thing. Have had a UK phone number that I know is on a couple of public databases and at worst I get a call every three or four months with the 'we understand you have been involved in a traffic accident' robocall. A quick poke to the Ofcom fraud site to report it and I am sorted for the next few months.