Cold call and door-to-door sales of rooftop solar panels are being used to rip off Victorian households and should be banned, a consumer rights law group says.

Solar panel sales are booming across Australia as households struggle with rising power bills but underhanded selling tactics have led the Consumer Action Law Centre to call for a crackdown on dodgy retailers.

The Consumer Action Law Centre wants door-to-door sales of rooftop solar panels to be banned. Credit:Tracey Nearmy

A report released by the law centre found some retailers were using misleading information and failing to disclose customers’ rights while making sales.

The law centre is also calling for a compensation fund to be established so that customers can be reimbursed for dodgy products or service when a business becomes insolvent.