a personal injury claims company has collapsed after being fined £ 80,000 by the privacy watchdog for plaguing households with nuisance calls .
direct assist , based in bolton , lancashire , told one complainant they were likely to be called for three years until they made a claim , despite repeated requests for their details to be removed .
the information commissioner 's office -lrb- ico -rrb- and the telephone preference service -lrb- tps -rrb- registered 801 concerns about the company between january 2013 and july last year .