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United Kingdom telephone numbers

Telephone Dialling Codes in the United Kingdom
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Continent	Europe
Regulator	Ofcom
Type	Open
NSN length	7, 9, 10[notes 1]
Format	various, see text
Numbering plan	The National Telephone Numbering Plan
Last updated	18 September 2010
Access codes
Country calling code	+44
International call prefix	00
Trunk prefix	0
List of United Kingdom dialing codes

Telephone numbers in the United Kingdom are administered by the Office of Communications (Ofcom). For this purpose, Ofcom established a telephone numbering plan, known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, which is the system for assigning telephone numbers to subscriber stations.

The numbers are of variable length. Local numbers are supported from land-lines or numbers can be dialled with a ‘0’-lead prefix that denotes either a geographical region or another service. Mobile phone numbers have their own prefixes which are not geographical and are completely portable between providers.

Structure[edit]

All mobile numbers, nearly all geographic numbers and nearly all non-geographic numbers have 10 national (significant) numbers after the «0» trunk code. The overall structure of the UK’s National Numbering Plan is:^[1]

Prefix	Service type
00	International
01	Geographic area codes
02	Geographic area codes (introduced in 2000).
03	Non-geographic numbers charged at standard geographic area code rates (introduced in 2007)
04	Not in use
05	Corporate numbering and VoIP services; toll-free services (0500) until June 2017
06	Not in use
07	Mobile telephony (071xx–075xx and 077xx–079xx), personal numbering (070xx), non-UK mobile networks (07624) and pagers (076xx)
08	Toll-free services (080x), special-rate services (084x and 087x)
09	Premium rate services

A short sample of geographic numbers, set out in the officially approved (Ofcom) number groups:^[2]

Number	Location
(020) xxxx xxxx	London
(024) 7xxx xxxx	Coventry
(029) xxxx xxxx	Cardiff
(0113) xxx xxxx	Leeds
(0114) xxx xxxx	Sheffield
(0121) xxx xxxx	Birmingham
(0131) xxx xxxx	Edinburgh
(0141) xxx xxxx	Glasgow
(0151) xxx xxxx	Merseyside
(0161) xxx xxxx	Greater Manchester
(01642) xx xxxx	Teesside
(01223) xx xxxx	Cambridge
(01257) xx xxxx	Chorley
(01382) xx xxxx	Dundee
(01386) xx xxxx	Evesham
(01935) xx xxxx	Yeovil
(01865) xx xxxx	Oxford
(01772) xx xxxx	Preston
(01792) xx xxxx	Swansea
(01204) xx xxxx	Bolton
(015396) xx xxx	Sedbergh
(016977) xxxx or xxxxx	Brampton
(016064) xxxx or xxxxx	Hartford

In the United Kingdom, area codes are two, three, four or, exceptionally, five digits long (after the initial zero). Regions with shorter area codes, typically large cities, permit the allocation of more telephone numbers as the local number portion has more digits. Local customer numbers are four to eight digits long. The total number of digits is ten or, very rarely, nine (not including the initial zero). The «area code» is also referred to as an «STD (code)» or a «dialling code» in the UK.^{[citation needed]}

The code allocated to the largest population is (020) for London. The code allocated to the largest area is (028) for all of Northern Ireland. The UK Numbering Plan also applies to three British Crown dependencies – Guernsey, Jersey, and the Isle of Man – even though they are not part of the UK.

Format[edit]

Possible number formats for UK telephone numbers are:

Number length	10-digit NSN	9-digit NSN	7-digit NSN	6 digits	5 digits	4 digits	3 digits
Number formats	(01xx xx) xx xxx (01xxx) xxx xxx (01×1) xxx xxxx (011x) xxx xxxx (02x) xxxx xxxx 03xx xxx xxxx 055 xxxx xxxx 056 xxxx xxxx 07x xxxx xxxx 07xxx xxx xxx 0800 xxx xxxx 08xx xxx xxxx 09xx xxx xxxx	(01xx xx) xxxx (01xxx) xx xxx 0800 xxx xxx	0800 11 11 0845 46 4x	118 xxx 116 xxx	17070	1470 1471 1472 1474 1475 1476 1477 1478 1479 1571 1572	999 112 111 123 141 101 100 155 105 119

Number ranges starting 01 can have National Significant Number (NSN) length of 10 or (very rarely) 9 digits. NSN is the number of digits after the leading 0 trunk code or +44 international prefix. The 0800 range can have NSN length as 10, 9 or 7 digits. The 0845 range can have NSN length as 10 or 7 digits. The 0500 range had NSN length as 9 digits only, and was withdrawn from use on 3 June 2017. All other UK numbers have NSN length of 10 digits. There are no telephone numbers in the UK with an NSN length of 8 digits.

Geographic numbers[edit]

Standard geographic numbers[edit]

Geographic telephone numbers in the UK always have nine or ten digits after the 0 trunk code or +44 international dialling prefix.

Four-digit area codes[edit]

Four-digit area codes have either six-digit subscriber numbers or a mix of five- and six-digit subscriber numbers.

• (01xxx) xxx xxx

This is the format used by most areas. It has a four-digit area code (after the initial zero) and a six digit subscriber number, and is known as 4+6 format. These area codes were changed by adding a «1» directly after the initial zero as a part of PhONEday in 1995. Just short of 581 areas use this format, and the area codes range from 01200 to 01998. Almost all (01xxx) area codes now have only six digit subscriber numbers, but a small number of these areas also have some subscriber numbers only five digits in length (see next section).

01224	Aberdeen	22 = AB
01244	Chester	24 = CH
01382	Dundee	38 = DU
01387	Dumfries (mixed)	38 = DU	local numbers cannot begin with 3
01452	Gloucester	45 = GL
01472	Grimsby	47 = GR
01473	Ipswich	47 = IP
01429	Hartlepool	42 = HA
01482	Hull	48 = HU
01539	Kendal (mixed)	53 = KE	local numbers cannot begin with 4, 5 or 6
01582	Luton	58 = LU
01642	Teesside or Middlesbrough	64 = MI
01670	Morpeth	67 = MP
01697	Brampton, North West (mixed)	69 = NW	local numbers cannot begin with 3, 4 or 7
01733	Peterborough	73 = PE
01736	Penzance	73 = PE
01772	Preston	77 = PR
01792	Swansea	79 = SW
01793	Swindon	79 = SW
01854	Ullapool	85 = UL
01947	Whitby	94 = WH

Six of the four-digit area codes are known as «mixed» areas as they share those four digits with the twelve five-digit area codes. This leads to a restriction as to which initial digits can be used for subscriber numbers within those four-digit area codes, e.g. in the 01387 four-digit area code, subscriber numbers cannot begin with a 3 because 013873 is a separate five-digit area code; likewise in the 01946 four-digit area code, subscriber numbers cannot begin with a 7 because 019467 is a separate five-digit area code.

• (01xxx) xx xxx

This is used for forty smaller towns which have a mixture of six and five digit local numbers, each type allocated in specific DE blocks*; e.g. in the 01647 area code numbers beginning 24 and 61 have five digits (24xxx and 61xxx; known as 4+5 format) whereas all other DE blocks* within that area code have six digit numbers. The number of places with five digit subscriber numbers and an 01xxx area code has declined rapidly in recent decades. There were 511 ranges allocated across 56 different area codes in January 1998. The Big Number Change removed many, especially in Northern Ireland, and by July 2005 there were only 329 ranges in 42 codes. By April 2010 this had reduced to 324 ranges in 40 codes, with still the same number in November 2012. The 40 area codes are listed in the table below.

*A DE block is a block of numbers where (taking the area code and the subscriber number together) the initial 0 and the next six digits after it are the same for all the subscriber numbers in the block.

(These area codes, like many others, were changed by adding a «1» directly after the initial zero as a part of PhONEday in 1995.)

01204	Bolton	20 = BO	61–64
01208	Bodmin	20 = BO	72–79
01254	Blackburn	25 = BL	51–57, 59
01276	Camberley	27 = CR	20–29, 31–38, 61–66
01297	Axminster	29 = AX	20–24, 32–35
01298	Buxton	29 = BX	22–28, 70–74, 77–79, 83–85
01363	Crediton	36 = CN	82–85
01364	Ashburton, Devon	36 = DN	72, 73
01384	Dudley	38 = DU	70, 74–79
01386	Evesham	38 = EV	40, 41, 45, 47–49
01404	Honiton	40 = HO	41–47
01420	Alton, Hampshire	42 = HA	22, 23, 80–89
01460	Chard, Ilminster	46 = IM	30, 52–55, 57, 61–68, 72–78
01461	Gretna	46 = GN	40
01480	Huntingdon	48 = HU	52
01488	Hungerford	48 = HU	71–73
01524	Lancaster (mixed)	52 = LA	32–37, 39, 60–69	local numbers cannot begin with 2
01527	Redditch		60–69
01562	Kidderminster	56 = KM	60, 66–69
01566	Launceston	56 = LN	86
01595	Lerwick	56 = LW	86
01606	Northwich, Winsford	60 = NO	40–49, 74–77, 79
01629	Matlock	62 = MA	55–57
01635	Newbury	63 = NE	30–39, 40–49
01647	Moretonhampstead	64 = MH	24, 61
01659	Sanquhar, Nithsdale	65 = NL	50, 58, 66, 67, 74
01695	Skelmersdale/Ormskirk		50–54
01726	St Austell	72 = SA	61, 63–69, 70–77
01744	St Helens	74 = SH	20–29
01750	Selkirk	75 = SK	20–23, 32, 42, 52, 62, 76, 82
01768	Penrith (mixed)	76 = PN	882, 883, 884, 886, 887, 888	local numbers cannot begin with 3, 4 or 7
01827	Tamworth	82 = TA	50–59, 60–69
01837	Okehampton		52–55, 82, 83, 89
01884	Tiverton	88 = TV	32–35, 38
01900	Workington	90 = WO	61–68, 85
01905	Worcester	90 = WO	20–29
01935	Yeovil	93 = YE	83
01946	Whitehaven (mixed)	94 = WH	61–68	local numbers cannot begin with 7
01949	Whatton	94 = WH	20, 21, 81
01963	Wincanton	96 = WN	23, 31–34
01995	Garstang, Wyre	99 = WY	61

Three-digit area codes[edit]

Three-digit area codes always have seven-digit subscriber numbers and always begin 011x or 01×1.

• (01×1) xxx xxxx

This is the geographic number format for the first round of five large cities moved to all figure dialling in the 1960s, and subsequently also used in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, eastern County Durham and south-eastern Northumberland from the 1980s onwards. These six areas have a three-digit area code matching the pattern 1×1 (after the initial zero) and a seven digit subscriber number, and this is known as 3+7 format. These area codes were changed by adding a «1» directly after the initial zero as a part of PhONEday in 1995.

0121	Birmingham	formerly 021 (2 = B)
0131	Edinburgh	formerly 031 (3 = E)
0141	Glasgow	formerly 041 (4 = G)
0151	Liverpool	formerly 051 (5 = L)
0161	Manchester	formerly 061 (6 = M)
0171	Used for Inner London from 1990 until 2000
0181	Used for Outer London from 1990 until 2000
0191	County of Tyne and Wear, eastern County Durham, south-eastern Northumberland	formerly 091 (9 = tYne)

• (011x) xxx xxxx

This is the geographic number format for the second round of large cities and towns moved to brand-new three-digit area codes. Five of these were moved in 1995 as a part of PhONEday, with Reading then following a year later. At the time of the change, an extra digit was added to the subscriber number. These six areas have a three-digit area code matching the pattern 11x, with a seven-digit subscriber number, and this is known as 3+7 format. The first three digits of the local number identifies a small area within the town or city. The former Reading area code had already been changed once, by adding a «1» directly after the initial zero as a part of PhONEday in 1995.

0113	Leeds	formerly 0532 (53 = LE)
0114	Sheffield	formerly 0742 (74 = SH)
0115	Nottingham	formerly 0602 (60 = NO)
0116	Leicester	formerly 0533 (53 = LE)
0117	Bristol	formerly 0272 (27 = BR)
0118	Reading	formerly 0734, then 01734 (73 = RE)

Two-digit area codes[edit]

Two-digit area codes always have eight-digit subscriber numbers and always begin 02.

• (02x) xxxx xxxx

This is the newest geographic number format. It is used for the third tier of large cities and for Northern Ireland, and was formed as a part of the Big Number Change in 2000. The new area code is much shorter than the old one, and begins 02 unlike the previous 01 area codes. Numbers in these five areas are commonly misquoted, e.g. London as 0207 or Cardiff as 02920. The numbers consist of a two-digit area code matching the pattern 02x, and an eight-digit subscriber number, and this is known as 2+8 format.

The first four digits of the local number identifies a small area within the town or city. At the time of the change, the subscriber part of the number gained an extra digit in London, those in Northern Ireland gained two or three digits, and the subscriber part of the number in the other areas gained two digits. All of these areas were also subject to a previous code change, one that added a «1» directly after the initial zero as a part of PhONEday in 1995.

	Location	Number	Formerly
020	London	(020) 3xxx xxxx	New since 2005
(020) 4xxx xxxx	New since 2019 [3]
(020) 7xxx xxxx	0171 (1995–2000) 071 (1990–1995) 01 (1960s–1990)
(020) 8xxx xxxx	0181 (1995–2000) 081 (1990–1995) 01 (1960s–1990)
023	Southampton	(023) 8xxx xxxx	01703 (70 = SO)
Portsmouth	(023) 9xxx xxxx	01705 (70 = PO)
024	Coventry	(024) 7xxx xxxx	01203 (20 = CO)
028	Northern Ireland	(028) 25xx xxxx Ballymena	(01266) xxx xxx
(028) 28xx xxxx Larne	(01574) xxx xxx
(028) 37xx xxxx Armagh	(01861) xxx xxx
(028) 71xx xxxx Derry[4][5]	(01504) xxx xxx
(028) 82xx xxxx Omagh	(01662) xxx xxx
(028) 90xx xxxx Belfast	(01232) xxx xxx
(028) 92xx xxxx Lisburn	(01846) xxx xxx
(028) 95xx xxxx Belfast	New number range
(028) 97xx xxxx Ballynahinch[6]	(01238) xxx xxx
029	Cardiff	(029) 2xxx xxxx	01222 (22 = CA)

Five-digit area codes[edit]

Five-digit area codes have either five-digit subscriber numbers or a mix of four- and five-digit subscriber numbers.
Five-digit area codes always share their first four digits with four-digit area codes.

• (01xx xx) xx xxx and (01xx xx) xxxx

This is the oldest geographic number format and is used for twelve smaller towns and villages where the subscriber number is either five or (in one area code) four digits long. These are known as 5+5 and 5+4 format. Therefore, the STD code and the subscriber number does not always total ten digits after the initial zero trunk code. These area codes were changed by adding a «1» directly after the initial zero as a part of PhONEday in 1995. The number of places using these two formats has declined rapidly in recent decades and Brampton is the last place in the UK with four-digit local numbers.

0138 73	Langholm
0152 42	Hornby
0153 94	Hawkshead
0153 95	Grange-over-Sands
0153 96	Sedbergh
0169 73	Wigton
0169 74	Raughton Head
0169 77	Brampton[7][8]
0176 83	Appleby
0176 84	Pooley Bridge
0176 87	Keswick
0194 67	Gosforth

The above twelve area codes and their six ‘parent’ area codes (01387, 01524, 01539, 01697, 01768 and 01946) are known as ‘Mixed’ areas due to multiple area codes sharing the same SABC digits (i.e. the initial zero and the following four digits).

National dialling only ranges[edit]

These ranges have subscriber numbers beginning with the digits «0» or «1», e.g.:

0169 770 xxxx	Brampton
01332 050 xxx	Derby
01382 006 xxx	Dundee
0141 005 xxxx	Glasgow
0117 101 xxxx	Bristol
0118 00x xxxx	Reading
020 0003 xxxx	London

Currently, these numbers are mostly used as the termination points for non-geographic numbers, and by some automated systems such as alarms. As such they are not usually meant to be directly dialled. Using these numbers directly has been problematic as some mobile phone operators in the UK do not allow access to these ranges,^[9] and there may also be difficulty accessing these numbers from outside the UK.

Regulator Ofcom proposes that in future these ranges be released for wider, general-purpose use in up to 70 area codes facing number shortage^[10] but then, in order to avoid confusion with codes beginning with these digits, the area code would always have to be dialled for all calls, even from within the same geographic exchange. Accordingly, if these numbers are eventually released for general use, Ofcom proposes completely removing the ability to dial locally without the area code in areas affected.

Requiring the use of the area code also allows additional local numbers starting with normally protected Special Services numbers (such as 999, 101, 111, 112 etc.) to be used, significantly increasing the quantity of numbers available for use. This occurred on 1 November 2012 for the 01202 area code, which covers the Bournemouth area.^[11]

Recently, the carrier TalkTalk have inadvertently released parts of the 020 0011 range to the general public,^[12] with these numbers currently being in use. For example, the charity Give a Car used the number 020 0011 1664 for a while, but recently switched to a proper London number.

Mobile telephones[edit]

• 07xxx xxx xxx—mobile phones and WiFi numbers.

Individual mobile phone companies are allocated different ranges within the 073xx, 074xx, 075xx, 07624, 077xx, 078xx and 079xx area codes. Changes to mobile phone numbers in the Big Number Change were mostly straight replacements, such as Vodafone customers on the 0378 block became 07778.

071xx xxx xxx	Mobile phones (in use since January 2017)
073xx xxx xxx	Mobile phones (in use since November 2014)
074xx xxx xxx	Mobile phones (in use since November 2009)
075xx xxx xxx	Mobile phones (in use since May 2007)
07624 xxx xxx	Mobile phones on the Isle of Man
077xx xxx xxx	Mobile phones (former 03xx and 04xx—mostly Vodafone and O2 (formerly Cellnet))
078xx xxx xxx	Mobile phones (former 05xx, 06xx and 08xx—mostly Vodafone and O2 (formerly Cellnet))
079xx xxx xxx	Mobile phones (former 09xx—mostly EE (formerly Orange and one2one))
07911 2xx xxx 07911 8xx xxx	Number range for data-only services (e.g. 3G/LTE-enabled tablet computers, portable modem routers, data devices, etc.)

Since the advent of Mobile number portability, mobile phone number prefixes can no longer be relied on to determine the current operator of a particular mobile phone – only the original operator.

Pagers and personal numbering[edit]

• 07x xxxx xxxx—pagers and personal numbering (PNS).

070 xxxx xxxx	Personal numbering
076 xxxx xxxx	Pagers (excluding 07624, used for mobile phones on the Isle of Man)

Personal numbers beginning 070 are regulated by Phone-paid Services Authority.

Calls to 070 and 076 numbers are often charged at a much higher rate than the similar-looking 07xxx mobile telephone numbers and often they are not included in «inclusive minutes» in phone contracts.

From 1 October 2019, Ofcom has capped the termination or wholesale rate for calls to 070 numbers to be at the same level as for calls to mobile numbers. Ofcom «expect[s] this will allow phone companies to price calls to these numbers or include them in call allowances in the same way that they do for calls to mobile [number]s«.^[13]

Non-geographic numbers[edit]

Non-geographic numbers charged at geographic rate[edit]

• 03xx xxx xxxx—»UK-wide» numbering.

03xx is a range of non-geographic numbers introduced in 2007 as a cheaper alternative to the shared-cost non-geographic numbers (such as 0870 or 0845 numbers). In contrast to the 084x/087x range, calls to 03 numbers are considered local calls for billing purposes (i.e., like calls to a geographic number 01 or 02).^[14] This means that customers who are benefiting from inclusive minutes on mobile phone or landline calling plans are also able to call these numbers using their inclusive minutes.^[15]

There are three different ranges of numbers: those beginning 030x are reserved for qualifying public bodies and non-profit organisations; those beginning 033x can be allocated to anyone; and those beginning 034x and 037x have been allocated for migration from the matching 084x and 087x number ranges respectively.^[16]

030x xxx xxxx	For qualifying public bodies and non-profit organisations as defined by Ofcom
033x xxx xxxx	For any end user
034x xxx xxxx	Migration range for operators who have 084x numbers
037x xxx xxxx	Migration range for operators who have 087x numbers

Corporate and VoIP numbering[edit]

• 05x xxxx xxxx—Corporate and VoIP numbering.

Unlike 03 numbers there is no uniform pricing for 05 numbers; BT charge a number of different rates depending on the number dialled.^[17] Some are charged at geographic rate, others not. Other operators are not required to charge the same rates as BT for calling 05 numbers.

055 xxxx xxxx	Corporate Numbering (but also used by BT for its Broadband Voice service)
056 xxxx xxxx	Allocated by Ofcom for LIECS (Location Independent Electronic Communications Services), e.g. VoIP services

Freephone numbers[edit]

• 0500 xxx xxx—Freephone services allocated before 1999.

Until July 2017, the 0500 range was used for some freephone services which were originally provided by Mercury Communications Ltd (now Cable & Wireless Worldwide). These numbers were different from the rest of the 05 range in that they are only 9 digits in length after the 0 trunk code, e.g. 0500 007 007 (National Savings and Investments), 0500 2 88 2 91 (BBC Radio 2, 88 to 91 FM), 0500 600 600 (Crimewatch), 0500 600 700 (Watchdog^{[clarification needed]}) and 0500 909 693 (BBC Radio 5 Live, 909 and 693 kHz). Numerous universities, government departments, airlines, banks and businesses also used these numbers. They were allocated before the general trend of using longer numbers started in 1997 and long before the rest of the 05 range was assigned to corporate and VoIP numbering after 2000.

0500 xxx xxx[notes 2]	Special Services – No charge to Customer a.k.a. «Freephone»	Free to call from landline, up to 40p per minute from mobile.

The range was withdrawn by Ofcom in July 2017^[18] as a result of a series of consultations starting from 2012.^[19] The number range
08085 xxx xxx was made available to owners of 0500 xxx xxx to enable a smooth transition.

• 0800 xxx xxx, 0800 xxx xxxx and 0808 xxx xxxx—Freephone services.

0800 xxx xxx[notes 3]	Special Services – No charge to Customer a.k.a. «Freephone»	Free to call from landline, and was up to 40p per minute from mobile, until July 2015 when calls to 080 numbers from mobiles became free. Calls to certain charity and similar services were always free from most mobiles. 0808 9xx xxxx numbers are used by freephone internet services.
0800 xxx xxxx
0808 xxx xxxx

There is one short «special» number in this range, 0800 11 11 for Childline.

Additionally, numbers in the range 0808 80x xxxx are reserved for not-for-profit helplines and as such are usually free to call from most mobile telephones. A number of other numbers can also be called for free from mobiles,^{[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]} but this varies by network.

Fixed-rate or special-rate services[edit]

• 084x xxx xxxx (Special Services basic rate) – non-geographic fixed-rate or special-rate services
• 087x xxx xxxx (Special Services higher rate) – non-geographic fixed-rate or special-rate services.

With the exception of 080x freephone numbers, 08xx numbers are charged above geographic rates, with some of the extra revenue going to the terminating telco. This additional revenue may be shared with the subscriber, but is often used instead to subsidise additional network services, such as fax-to-email, virtual office applications, call queuing, voicemail and easy number redirection. None of these call management services is exclusive to 08xx numbers and they could be provided on any number range.

Special Services basic rate range:

0845 xxx xxxx	Up to 5p a minute, varies daytime/evening/weekend, from BT landline, other providers may charge more; up to 42p a minute from mobiles.
0844 00x xxxx	Non-BT Discount Scheme—Internet Services incorporating unmetered access up to and including 5p for BT customers
0844 01x xxxx to 0844 09x xxxx	currently unused
0844 1xx xxxx	currently unused
0844 2xx xxxx to 0844 9xx xxxx	Up to 4.26p a minute (plus VAT), varies daytime/evening/weekend, from BT landline, other providers may charge more; up to 42p a minute from mobiles.
0843 xxx xxxx	Up to 4.26p a minute (plus VAT), but fixed (e.g. always 3p/minute or always 4p/minute) from BT landline, other providers may charge more; up to 42p a minute from mobiles.
0842 xxx xxxx	Up to 4.26p a minute (plus VAT), but fixed (e.g. always 3p/minute or always 4p/minute) from BT landline, other providers may charge more; up to 42p a minute from mobiles.

There were a few short «special» number in this range, such as 0845 46 47 for NHS Direct; this was closed in 2014 and replaced by NHS 111, except in Wales where the transition took place in 2015.

Special Services higher rate range:

0870 xxx xxxx	Up to 8p a minute (plus VAT), varies daytime/evening/weekend (charged at no more than the caller would pay for a call to a Geographic Number) from landline; up to 42p a minute from mobiles.
0871 0xx xxxx	Internet Services metered access, up to and including 10p/minute for BT customers.
0871 1xx xxxx	currently unused
0871 2xx xxxx to 0871 9xx xxxx	Up to 8.5p a minute (plus VAT) but fixed (e.g. always 6p/minute or always 8.5p/minute) from BT landline, other providers may charge more; up to 50p a minute from mobiles.
0872 xxx xxxx	Up to 8.5p a minute (plus VAT) but fixed (e.g. always 6p/minute or always 8.5p/minute) from BT landline, other providers may charge more; up to 50p a minute from mobiles.
0873 xxx xxxx	Up to 8.5p a minute (plus VAT) but fixed (e.g. always 6p/minute or always 8.5p/minute) from BT landline, other providers may charge more; up to 50p a minute from mobiles.

The usage of 0871, 0872 and 0873 numbers is regulated by PhonepayPlus.^[28]

There was widespread confusion about the cost of calling 084 and 087 numbers until 2015. They often do not qualify for discounts and bundled minutes, and can be prohibitively expensive when called from mobiles and payphones. Many major companies persist in misdescribing them as «Local Rate», «Lo Call» (often as ‘locall rate’ which can be easily misread as ‘local rate’) or «National Rate» for which the Advertising Standards Authority can take action.^{[29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39]
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Access charge and service charge[edit]

From 1 July 2015, the charge for calls to 084, 087, 09 and 118 numbers has been simplified. It is split into two parts: An access charge, payable to the telephone service provider – e.g. BT, EE, Sky – plus a service charge paid to the company offering the service.

Companies with 084, 087, and 09 numbers must declare the service charge element of the call cost when advertising their phone number; for example, a number may be advertised saying «Calls cost 20p per minute plus your phone company’s access charge».^[43] Telecoms companies must inform their customers about their access charge for calling each number range. The EU Consumer Rights Directive requires that many entities that held 084 and 087 numbers will no longer be allowed to use them. The directive bans the usage of numbers that cost more than calling a geographic number for customer service and complaints lines, and other such purposes.^[44][45] Since Britain left the EU the Directive as such no longer applies, but its provisions may have been incorporated into British law.^{[needs update]}

Other 08xx number ranges[edit]

• 08xx xxx xxxx—Internet for schools and Inbound routing codes.

0820 xxx xxxx	Special Services: Internet for schools
0899 9xx xxxx	Inbound routing codes

Premium rate content services (PRS and SES)[edit]

• 09xx xxx xxxx—Premium Rate Content Services

Numbers in the 09xx range are charged at the highest rates of any calls within the United Kingdom, and are controlled by various regulations regarding their use. The regulator is the Phone-paid Services Authority, formerly PhonepayPlus.^[28] There are a large number of charge bands, some with high pence-per-minute rates, others with a high fixed-price for the entire call.

090x xxx xxxx	Premium rate content services (PRS)
0908 xxx xxxx 0909 xxx xxxx	Sexual entertainment services (SES) (not available for new allocations)
091x xxx xxxx	Premium rate non-content services (PRS)
098x xxx xxxx	Sexual entertainment services (SES)

The earlier unused 092x xxx xxxx – 099x xxx xxxx allocation for «Broadband Internet Services» no longer exists and was removed from the number plan in 2005.

Crown dependencies[edit]

Although calls from UK landlines to landlines in the islands are charged at the same rate as those to other UK landlines (i.e. they are not treated as international calls), calls may be excluded from calling plans offering unlimited UK fixed line calls.

Mobile operators may also charge more for calls to the islands and these calls are usually excluded from calling plans. Calls and SMS messages sent to island mobile phone numbers are not charged at the same rate as calls to UK mobile phone numbers.

Guernsey[edit]

This area code is used for the Bailiwick of Guernsey, i.e. including Alderney and Sark.

(01481) xxx xxx	Fixed line	48 = GU
(01481) 822 xxx	Fixed line (Alderney)
(01481) 823 xxx
(01481) 824 xxx
(01481) 832 xxx	Fixed line (Sark)
(01481) 833 xxx
07781 xxx xxx	Sure mobile phones and pagers
07839 xxx xxx	Airtel Vodafone mobile phones
07911 xxx xxx	Wave Telecom mobile phones, not for UK

Jersey[edit]

(01534) xxx xxx	Fixed line	53 = JE
07509 xxx xxx	Jersey Telecom mobile phones and pagers
07797 xxx xxx
07937 xxx xxx
07700 xxx xxx	Sure mobile network
07829 xxx xxx	Airtel Vodafone mobile network

Several Jersey companies also have non-geographic numbers allocated.^[46]

Isle of Man[edit]

(01624) xxx xxx	Fixed line	62 = MA
07624 xxx xxx	Mobile phones and paging services
07524 xxx xxx	Mobile phones additional capacity
07924 xxx xxx

On the Isle of Man, both fixed (01624) and mobile phone (07624) numbers can be dialled locally in the six-digit format.

Fictitious numbers[edit]

Ofcom has also reserved certain number ranges for use in television dramas and films, so as to avoid the risk of people having their telephone numbers displayed and receiving unwanted calls. This is similar to the use of fictitious telephone numbers in the United States and Canada starting with the digits 555.

In most of the large cities with three-digit area codes, a range of numbers is reserved, usually all the numbers starting with the digits 496. For fictitious numbers in other areas, the area code 01632 is reserved; this code is not in use, although 0632 was used for Newcastle upon Tyne until the late 1980s (63 = NE) and briefly reallocated for use by premium rate services in the 1990s. There are also reserved ranges for fictitious mobile, freephone and premium rate numbers.^[47][48]

The Post Office even produced dial centre labels for use in advertisements and film/TV with a mythical exchange called VINcent plus four digits. The numerical equivalent of VIN was 846 and all the caller got was the speaking clock (i.e. 846 is also numerical equivalent of TIM) in the big city «Director» areas.^[49]

At around the same time as the other Big Number Change changes, Ofcom revised their recommendations to update the prefixes, add additional areas and increase the size of the allocation from 10 to 1,000 numbers per block. Those changes are listed in the Big Number Change article.

In Coronation Street, the fictional Manchester suburb of Weatherfield uses the unallocated range (0161) 715 xxxx.^[50]

Special service numbers[edit]

Emergency services and helplines[edit]

The UK has two free emergency numbers: the traditional 999, which is still widely used, and the EU standard 112. Both 999 and 112 are used to contact all emergency services: Police, Fire Service, Ambulance Service and Coastguard. (Standard advice for Mountain Rescue or Cave Rescue is to ask the emergency operator for the police, who oversee the communication with these two services.^[51][52][53])

Both numbers can be called from mobile phones with the keylock on or without entering the PIN where that would otherwise be required. Although some mobile phones allow emergency calls to be attempted without a SIM card, at present the UK networks reject such calls. Since November 2009, an emergency call can be made through any UK mobile network as long as there is a SIM for any valid UK network in the handset. Although UK VOIP phone providers are required to offer 999 / 112 service, this is subject to a registration for the service and with a verified service address and users need to be aware such service may not work in a power blackout; however, International VOIP providers may not provide this service.

The chargeable number 101 was introduced for non-urgent crime and community safety calls on a trial basis in 2006. In Wales, the scheme was taken forward by all four police forces, who adopted the number for non-emergency calls on a permanent basis in early 2009. In England, the scheme was on trial until 2012, when it was adopted nationwide and the cost to call changed from 10p per call to 15p per call. In Northern Ireland, the number was introduced by the Police Service of Northern Ireland in March 2014.^[54] Since 1 April 2020 the number is free to call.

The operator is obtained via 100 from landlines, while directory enquiries, formerly 192, is now provided in the 118xxx range, (not to be confused with 0118, the area code for Reading.) e.g. 118 212, 118 800, 118 500, 118 118, by different companies. International operator assistance is reached through 155.

From early 2010, the pan-European 116 number range came into use for social helplines. The first three numbers allocated were Missing People using 116 000 for a missing children helpline, the NSPCC ChildLine on 116 111, and Samaritans using 116 123 for an emotional support helpline.^{[citation needed]} A recent^[when?] consultation for the numbers 116 106 and 116 117 has yet to see any result.

The National Health Service (NHS) can be reached on 111 for non-emergency calls (from landlines and mobiles only). In other European countries, the number 116 117 is used for a similar purpose.

The NHS has also launched a COVID-19 helpline on 119 relating to swabbing so these calls do not go through the 111 call centre.

Local electricity network operators can be reached on 105 to report power cuts.^[55]

Two telephone helplines within the regular code space have only eight digits, namely 0800 11 11 for ChildLine and 0845 4647 for NHS Direct in Wales.

The number 159 (‘Call 159’) has been introduced to give a standard number for calling banks, in an effort to reduce scams where people are tricked into calling someone pretending to be their bank.^[56]

Speaking clock[edit]

Since the mid-1990s, speaking clock services have been available throughout Great Britain using the number 123. Before this, exchanges in «Director» areas (Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, London and Manchester) dialled 846 (TIM), later changing to 123; main exchanges in «non-Director» areas originally used «952», later changing to «80» with the introduction of STD and eventually to «8081» as other recorded services were introduced on 80X1 codes. Some mobile operators allocate other services to 123, such as customer services or voicemail.

Automated services and access codes[edit]

Short codes beginning with 1 are reserved for telecom service providers’ own functionality; some of the most well-known are codes for use with Caller Display:

141	Withhold number	when normally released
1470	Release number	when normally withheld
1471	Last call information and return	caller may press 3 to return call on most networks
1475	1471 erasure	removes details of last call from 1471 service. May need to be prefixed with 1470 if number is normally withheld
1477	Automatic Call Trace	Stores number (even if withheld) of nuisance caller at terminating exchange for subsequent investigation and enforcement, but service is seldom enabled by default
1571	Voicemail service	For people who do not have answering machines. If there is a new message, the dial tone will be stuttered.
1572	BT Call Protect	To divert nuisance calls to junk voicemail.
#31#	Withhold number	141 equivalent for use on mobile networks

Many fixed line telephone subscribers, e.g. of BT,^[57] Virgin Media,^[58] SkyTalk, TalkTalk, and PlusNet, have the opportunity to use an automated messaging service which takes messages when the called number is either engaged («busy») or not answered within a given time. This can be accessed by calling 1571.

For fixed line users, it is possible to override the carrier pre-selection (CPS) on a per-call basis, dialling a special code before the number, e.g. 1280 for BT, 1664 for LowerCall, or 1844 for Daisy. Ofcom defines the range for these as: «124 to 140, 143 to 146, 148 to 149, 160 to 169, and 181 to 189 inclusive. Numbers of up to 5-digits used to access an Indirect Access Provider (‘Type B Access Codes’)».^[59]

History[edit]

Telephone numbers in Overseas Territories[edit]

Telephone numbers in British Overseas Territories do not come under the UK telephone numbering plan. These calls are treated as international calls. Below are the access codes for the overseas territories:

North American Numbering Plan[edit]

• Anguilla +1 (264) xxx xxxx
• Bermuda +1 (441) xxx xxxx
• British Virgin Islands +1 (284) xxx xxxx
• Cayman Islands +1 (345) xxx xxxx
• Montserrat +1 (664) xxx xxxx
• Turks and Caicos Islands +1 (649) xxx xxxx

Others[edit]

• British Antarctic Territory +44 (Shared with the UK)
• British Indian Ocean Territory +246
• Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands +500
• Gibraltar +350
• Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha +290
• Ascension Island +247
• Akrotiri and Dhekelia +357 (Shared with Cyprus)
• Pitcairn Islands +64 (Shared with New Zealand)

See also[edit]

• Big Number Change
• List of dialling codes in the United Kingdom
• List of UK dialling codes covering Wales
• Non-geographic telephone numbers in the United Kingdom
• Telecommunications in the United Kingdom
• Telephone number
• Telephone number portability
• Telephone numbering plan
• Telephone numbers in Ireland
• UK telephone code misconceptions—includes the common «0207» and «0208» misconceptions
• Calling party pays

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• UK Numbering Policy section of Ofcom’s website
• UK National Telephone Numbering Plan (PDF)
• Ofcom – Telephone Area Code Tool – UK dialling code lookup
• Ralph Adam, ‘Send a boy – or dial it yourself? numbering for the information society’, ASLIB Proceedings, 51:1, January 1999(subscription required)
• UK telephone numbering plan in detail
• Regular Expressions for Validating and Formatting GB Telephone Numbers
• The first 25 years of STD code changes summarised (PDF)
• UK Area Codes lookup

«+44» redirects here. For the band, see +44 (band).

United Kingdom telephone numbers

Telephone Dialling Codes in the United Kingdom
Location
Country	United Kingdom
Continent	Europe
Regulator	Ofcom
Type	Open
NSN length	7, 9, 10[notes 1]
Format	various, see text
Numbering plan	The National Telephone Numbering Plan
Last updated	18 September 2010
Access codes
Country calling code	+44
International call prefix	00
Trunk prefix	0
List of United Kingdom dialing codes

Telephone numbers in the United Kingdom are administered by the Office of Communications (Ofcom). For this purpose, Ofcom established a telephone numbering plan, known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, which is the system for assigning telephone numbers to subscriber stations.

The numbers are of variable length. Local numbers are supported from land-lines or numbers can be dialled with a ‘0’-lead prefix that denotes either a geographical region or another service. Mobile phone numbers have their own prefixes which are not geographical and are completely portable between providers.

Structure[edit]

All mobile numbers, nearly all geographic numbers and nearly all non-geographic numbers have 10 national (significant) numbers after the «0» trunk code. The overall structure of the UK’s National Numbering Plan is:^[1]

Prefix	Service type
00	International
01	Geographic area codes
02	Geographic area codes (introduced in 2000).
03	Non-geographic numbers charged at standard geographic area code rates (introduced in 2007)
04	Not in use
05	Corporate numbering and VoIP services; toll-free services (0500) until June 2017
06	Not in use
07	Mobile telephony (071xx–075xx and 077xx–079xx), personal numbering (070xx), non-UK mobile networks (07624) and pagers (076xx)
08	Toll-free services (080x), special-rate services (084x and 087x)
09	Premium rate services

A short sample of geographic numbers, set out in the officially approved (Ofcom) number groups:^[2]

Number	Location
(020) xxxx xxxx	London
(024) 7xxx xxxx	Coventry
(029) xxxx xxxx	Cardiff
(0113) xxx xxxx	Leeds
(0114) xxx xxxx	Sheffield
(0121) xxx xxxx	Birmingham
(0131) xxx xxxx	Edinburgh
(0141) xxx xxxx	Glasgow
(0151) xxx xxxx	Merseyside
(0161) xxx xxxx	Greater Manchester
(01642) xx xxxx	Teesside
(01223) xx xxxx	Cambridge
(01257) xx xxxx	Chorley
(01382) xx xxxx	Dundee
(01386) xx xxxx	Evesham
(01935) xx xxxx	Yeovil
(01865) xx xxxx	Oxford
(01772) xx xxxx	Preston
(01792) xx xxxx	Swansea
(01204) xx xxxx	Bolton
(015396) xx xxx	Sedbergh
(016977) xxxx or xxxxx	Brampton
(016064) xxxx or xxxxx	Hartford

In the United Kingdom, area codes are two, three, four or, exceptionally, five digits long (after the initial zero). Regions with shorter area codes, typically large cities, permit the allocation of more telephone numbers as the local number portion has more digits. Local customer numbers are four to eight digits long. The total number of digits is ten or, very rarely, nine (not including the initial zero). The «area code» is also referred to as an «STD (code)» or a «dialling code» in the UK.^{[citation needed]}

The code allocated to the largest population is (020) for London. The code allocated to the largest area is (028) for all of Northern Ireland. The UK Numbering Plan also applies to three British Crown dependencies – Guernsey, Jersey, and the Isle of Man – even though they are not part of the UK.

Format[edit]

Possible number formats for UK telephone numbers are:

Number length	10-digit NSN	9-digit NSN	7-digit NSN	6 digits	5 digits	4 digits	3 digits
Number formats	(01xx xx) xx xxx (01xxx) xxx xxx (01×1) xxx xxxx (011x) xxx xxxx (02x) xxxx xxxx 03xx xxx xxxx 055 xxxx xxxx 056 xxxx xxxx 07x xxxx xxxx 07xxx xxx xxx 0800 xxx xxxx 08xx xxx xxxx 09xx xxx xxxx	(01xx xx) xxxx (01xxx) xx xxx 0800 xxx xxx	0800 11 11 0845 46 4x	118 xxx 116 xxx	17070	1470 1471 1472 1474 1475 1476 1477 1478 1479 1571 1572	999 112 111 123 141 101 100 155 105 119

Number ranges starting 01 can have National Significant Number (NSN) length of 10 or (very rarely) 9 digits. NSN is the number of digits after the leading 0 trunk code or +44 international prefix. The 0800 range can have NSN length as 10, 9 or 7 digits. The 0845 range can have NSN length as 10 or 7 digits. The 0500 range had NSN length as 9 digits only, and was withdrawn from use on 3 June 2017. All other UK numbers have NSN length of 10 digits. There are no telephone numbers in the UK with an NSN length of 8 digits.

Geographic numbers[edit]

Standard geographic numbers[edit]

Geographic telephone numbers in the UK always have nine or ten digits after the 0 trunk code or +44 international dialling prefix.

Four-digit area codes[edit]

Four-digit area codes have either six-digit subscriber numbers or a mix of five- and six-digit subscriber numbers.

• (01xxx) xxx xxx

This is the format used by most areas. It has a four-digit area code (after the initial zero) and a six digit subscriber number, and is known as 4+6 format. These area codes were changed by adding a «1» directly after the initial zero as a part of PhONEday in 1995. Just short of 581 areas use this format, and the area codes range from 01200 to 01998. Almost all (01xxx) area codes now have only six digit subscriber numbers, but a small number of these areas also have some subscriber numbers only five digits in length (see next section).

01224	Aberdeen	22 = AB
01244	Chester	24 = CH
01382	Dundee	38 = DU
01387	Dumfries (mixed)	38 = DU	local numbers cannot begin with 3
01452	Gloucester	45 = GL
01472	Grimsby	47 = GR
01473	Ipswich	47 = IP
01429	Hartlepool	42 = HA
01482	Hull	48 = HU
01539	Kendal (mixed)	53 = KE	local numbers cannot begin with 4, 5 or 6
01582	Luton	58 = LU
01642	Teesside or Middlesbrough	64 = MI
01670	Morpeth	67 = MP
01697	Brampton, North West (mixed)	69 = NW	local numbers cannot begin with 3, 4 or 7
01733	Peterborough	73 = PE
01736	Penzance	73 = PE
01772	Preston	77 = PR
01792	Swansea	79 = SW
01793	Swindon	79 = SW
01854	Ullapool	85 = UL
01947	Whitby	94 = WH

Six of the four-digit area codes are known as «mixed» areas as they share those four digits with the twelve five-digit area codes. This leads to a restriction as to which initial digits can be used for subscriber numbers within those four-digit area codes, e.g. in the 01387 four-digit area code, subscriber numbers cannot begin with a 3 because 013873 is a separate five-digit area code; likewise in the 01946 four-digit area code, subscriber numbers cannot begin with a 7 because 019467 is a separate five-digit area code.

• (01xxx) xx xxx

This is used for forty smaller towns which have a mixture of six and five digit local numbers, each type allocated in specific DE blocks*; e.g. in the 01647 area code numbers beginning 24 and 61 have five digits (24xxx and 61xxx; known as 4+5 format) whereas all other DE blocks* within that area code have six digit numbers. The number of places with five digit subscriber numbers and an 01xxx area code has declined rapidly in recent decades. There were 511 ranges allocated across 56 different area codes in January 1998. The Big Number Change removed many, especially in Northern Ireland, and by July 2005 there were only 329 ranges in 42 codes. By April 2010 this had reduced to 324 ranges in 40 codes, with still the same number in November 2012. The 40 area codes are listed in the table below.

*A DE block is a block of numbers where (taking the area code and the subscriber number together) the initial 0 and the next six digits after it are the same for all the subscriber numbers in the block.

(These area codes, like many others, were changed by adding a «1» directly after the initial zero as a part of PhONEday in 1995.)

01204	Bolton	20 = BO	61–64
01208	Bodmin	20 = BO	72–79
01254	Blackburn	25 = BL	51–57, 59
01276	Camberley	27 = CR	20–29, 31–38, 61–66
01297	Axminster	29 = AX	20–24, 32–35
01298	Buxton	29 = BX	22–28, 70–74, 77–79, 83–85
01363	Crediton	36 = CN	82–85
01364	Ashburton, Devon	36 = DN	72, 73
01384	Dudley	38 = DU	70, 74–79
01386	Evesham	38 = EV	40, 41, 45, 47–49
01404	Honiton	40 = HO	41–47
01420	Alton, Hampshire	42 = HA	22, 23, 80–89
01460	Chard, Ilminster	46 = IM	30, 52–55, 57, 61–68, 72–78
01461	Gretna	46 = GN	40
01480	Huntingdon	48 = HU	52
01488	Hungerford	48 = HU	71–73
01524	Lancaster (mixed)	52 = LA	32–37, 39, 60–69	local numbers cannot begin with 2
01527	Redditch		60–69
01562	Kidderminster	56 = KM	60, 66–69
01566	Launceston	56 = LN	86
01595	Lerwick	56 = LW	86
01606	Northwich, Winsford	60 = NO	40–49, 74–77, 79
01629	Matlock	62 = MA	55–57
01635	Newbury	63 = NE	30–39, 40–49
01647	Moretonhampstead	64 = MH	24, 61
01659	Sanquhar, Nithsdale	65 = NL	50, 58, 66, 67, 74
01695	Skelmersdale/Ormskirk		50–54
01726	St Austell	72 = SA	61, 63–69, 70–77
01744	St Helens	74 = SH	20–29
01750	Selkirk	75 = SK	20–23, 32, 42, 52, 62, 76, 82
01768	Penrith (mixed)	76 = PN	882, 883, 884, 886, 887, 888	local numbers cannot begin with 3, 4 or 7
01827	Tamworth	82 = TA	50–59, 60–69
01837	Okehampton		52–55, 82, 83, 89
01884	Tiverton	88 = TV	32–35, 38
01900	Workington	90 = WO	61–68, 85
01905	Worcester	90 = WO	20–29
01935	Yeovil	93 = YE	83
01946	Whitehaven (mixed)	94 = WH	61–68	local numbers cannot begin with 7
01949	Whatton	94 = WH	20, 21, 81
01963	Wincanton	96 = WN	23, 31–34
01995	Garstang, Wyre	99 = WY	61

Three-digit area codes[edit]

Three-digit area codes always have seven-digit subscriber numbers and always begin 011x or 01×1.

• (01×1) xxx xxxx

This is the geographic number format for the first round of five large cities moved to all figure dialling in the 1960s, and subsequently also used in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, eastern County Durham and south-eastern Northumberland from the 1980s onwards. These six areas have a three-digit area code matching the pattern 1×1 (after the initial zero) and a seven digit subscriber number, and this is known as 3+7 format. These area codes were changed by adding a «1» directly after the initial zero as a part of PhONEday in 1995.

0121	Birmingham	formerly 021 (2 = B)
0131	Edinburgh	formerly 031 (3 = E)
0141	Glasgow	formerly 041 (4 = G)
0151	Liverpool	formerly 051 (5 = L)
0161	Manchester	formerly 061 (6 = M)
0171	Used for Inner London from 1990 until 2000
0181	Used for Outer London from 1990 until 2000
0191	County of Tyne and Wear, eastern County Durham, south-eastern Northumberland	formerly 091 (9 = tYne)

• (011x) xxx xxxx

This is the geographic number format for the second round of large cities and towns moved to brand-new three-digit area codes. Five of these were moved in 1995 as a part of PhONEday, with Reading then following a year later. At the time of the change, an extra digit was added to the subscriber number. These six areas have a three-digit area code matching the pattern 11x, with a seven-digit subscriber number, and this is known as 3+7 format. The first three digits of the local number identifies a small area within the town or city. The former Reading area code had already been changed once, by adding a «1» directly after the initial zero as a part of PhONEday in 1995.

0113	Leeds	formerly 0532 (53 = LE)
0114	Sheffield	formerly 0742 (74 = SH)
0115	Nottingham	formerly 0602 (60 = NO)
0116	Leicester	formerly 0533 (53 = LE)
0117	Bristol	formerly 0272 (27 = BR)
0118	Reading	formerly 0734, then 01734 (73 = RE)

Two-digit area codes[edit]

Two-digit area codes always have eight-digit subscriber numbers and always begin 02.

• (02x) xxxx xxxx

This is the newest geographic number format. It is used for the third tier of large cities and for Northern Ireland, and was formed as a part of the Big Number Change in 2000. The new area code is much shorter than the old one, and begins 02 unlike the previous 01 area codes. Numbers in these five areas are commonly misquoted, e.g. London as 0207 or Cardiff as 02920. The numbers consist of a two-digit area code matching the pattern 02x, and an eight-digit subscriber number, and this is known as 2+8 format.

The first four digits of the local number identifies a small area within the town or city. At the time of the change, the subscriber part of the number gained an extra digit in London, those in Northern Ireland gained two or three digits, and the subscriber part of the number in the other areas gained two digits. All of these areas were also subject to a previous code change, one that added a «1» directly after the initial zero as a part of PhONEday in 1995.

	Location	Number	Formerly
020	London	(020) 3xxx xxxx	New since 2005
(020) 4xxx xxxx	New since 2019 [3]
(020) 7xxx xxxx	0171 (1995–2000) 071 (1990–1995) 01 (1960s–1990)
(020) 8xxx xxxx	0181 (1995–2000) 081 (1990–1995) 01 (1960s–1990)
023	Southampton	(023) 8xxx xxxx	01703 (70 = SO)
Portsmouth	(023) 9xxx xxxx	01705 (70 = PO)
024	Coventry	(024) 7xxx xxxx	01203 (20 = CO)
028	Northern Ireland	(028) 25xx xxxx Ballymena	(01266) xxx xxx
(028) 28xx xxxx Larne	(01574) xxx xxx
(028) 37xx xxxx Armagh	(01861) xxx xxx
(028) 71xx xxxx Derry[4][5]	(01504) xxx xxx
(028) 82xx xxxx Omagh	(01662) xxx xxx
(028) 90xx xxxx Belfast	(01232) xxx xxx
(028) 92xx xxxx Lisburn	(01846) xxx xxx
(028) 95xx xxxx Belfast	New number range
(028) 97xx xxxx Ballynahinch[6]	(01238) xxx xxx
029	Cardiff	(029) 2xxx xxxx	01222 (22 = CA)

Five-digit area codes[edit]

Five-digit area codes have either five-digit subscriber numbers or a mix of four- and five-digit subscriber numbers.
Five-digit area codes always share their first four digits with four-digit area codes.

• (01xx xx) xx xxx and (01xx xx) xxxx

This is the oldest geographic number format and is used for twelve smaller towns and villages where the subscriber number is either five or (in one area code) four digits long. These are known as 5+5 and 5+4 format. Therefore, the STD code and the subscriber number does not always total ten digits after the initial zero trunk code. These area codes were changed by adding a «1» directly after the initial zero as a part of PhONEday in 1995. The number of places using these two formats has declined rapidly in recent decades and Brampton is the last place in the UK with four-digit local numbers.

0138 73	Langholm
0152 42	Hornby
0153 94	Hawkshead
0153 95	Grange-over-Sands
0153 96	Sedbergh
0169 73	Wigton
0169 74	Raughton Head
0169 77	Brampton[7][8]
0176 83	Appleby
0176 84	Pooley Bridge
0176 87	Keswick
0194 67	Gosforth

The above twelve area codes and their six ‘parent’ area codes (01387, 01524, 01539, 01697, 01768 and 01946) are known as ‘Mixed’ areas due to multiple area codes sharing the same SABC digits (i.e. the initial zero and the following four digits).

National dialling only ranges[edit]

These ranges have subscriber numbers beginning with the digits «0» or «1», e.g.:

0169 770 xxxx	Brampton
01332 050 xxx	Derby
01382 006 xxx	Dundee
0141 005 xxxx	Glasgow
0117 101 xxxx	Bristol
0118 00x xxxx	Reading
020 0003 xxxx	London

Currently, these numbers are mostly used as the termination points for non-geographic numbers, and by some automated systems such as alarms. As such they are not usually meant to be directly dialled. Using these numbers directly has been problematic as some mobile phone operators in the UK do not allow access to these ranges,^[9] and there may also be difficulty accessing these numbers from outside the UK.

Regulator Ofcom proposes that in future these ranges be released for wider, general-purpose use in up to 70 area codes facing number shortage^[10] but then, in order to avoid confusion with codes beginning with these digits, the area code would always have to be dialled for all calls, even from within the same geographic exchange. Accordingly, if these numbers are eventually released for general use, Ofcom proposes completely removing the ability to dial locally without the area code in areas affected.

Requiring the use of the area code also allows additional local numbers starting with normally protected Special Services numbers (such as 999, 101, 111, 112 etc.) to be used, significantly increasing the quantity of numbers available for use. This occurred on 1 November 2012 for the 01202 area code, which covers the Bournemouth area.^[11]

Recently, the carrier TalkTalk have inadvertently released parts of the 020 0011 range to the general public,^[12] with these numbers currently being in use. For example, the charity Give a Car used the number 020 0011 1664 for a while, but recently switched to a proper London number.

Mobile telephones[edit]

• 07xxx xxx xxx—mobile phones and WiFi numbers.

Individual mobile phone companies are allocated different ranges within the 073xx, 074xx, 075xx, 07624, 077xx, 078xx and 079xx area codes. Changes to mobile phone numbers in the Big Number Change were mostly straight replacements, such as Vodafone customers on the 0378 block became 07778.

071xx xxx xxx	Mobile phones (in use since January 2017)
073xx xxx xxx	Mobile phones (in use since November 2014)
074xx xxx xxx	Mobile phones (in use since November 2009)
075xx xxx xxx	Mobile phones (in use since May 2007)
07624 xxx xxx	Mobile phones on the Isle of Man
077xx xxx xxx	Mobile phones (former 03xx and 04xx—mostly Vodafone and O2 (formerly Cellnet))
078xx xxx xxx	Mobile phones (former 05xx, 06xx and 08xx—mostly Vodafone and O2 (formerly Cellnet))
079xx xxx xxx	Mobile phones (former 09xx—mostly EE (formerly Orange and one2one))
07911 2xx xxx 07911 8xx xxx	Number range for data-only services (e.g. 3G/LTE-enabled tablet computers, portable modem routers, data devices, etc.)

Since the advent of Mobile number portability, mobile phone number prefixes can no longer be relied on to determine the current operator of a particular mobile phone – only the original operator.

Pagers and personal numbering[edit]

• 07x xxxx xxxx—pagers and personal numbering (PNS).

070 xxxx xxxx	Personal numbering
076 xxxx xxxx	Pagers (excluding 07624, used for mobile phones on the Isle of Man)

Personal numbers beginning 070 are regulated by Phone-paid Services Authority.

Calls to 070 and 076 numbers are often charged at a much higher rate than the similar-looking 07xxx mobile telephone numbers and often they are not included in «inclusive minutes» in phone contracts.

From 1 October 2019, Ofcom has capped the termination or wholesale rate for calls to 070 numbers to be at the same level as for calls to mobile numbers. Ofcom «expect[s] this will allow phone companies to price calls to these numbers or include them in call allowances in the same way that they do for calls to mobile [number]s«.^[13]

Non-geographic numbers[edit]

Non-geographic numbers charged at geographic rate[edit]

• 03xx xxx xxxx—»UK-wide» numbering.

03xx is a range of non-geographic numbers introduced in 2007 as a cheaper alternative to the shared-cost non-geographic numbers (such as 0870 or 0845 numbers). In contrast to the 084x/087x range, calls to 03 numbers are considered local calls for billing purposes (i.e., like calls to a geographic number 01 or 02).^[14] This means that customers who are benefiting from inclusive minutes on mobile phone or landline calling plans are also able to call these numbers using their inclusive minutes.^[15]

There are three different ranges of numbers: those beginning 030x are reserved for qualifying public bodies and non-profit organisations; those beginning 033x can be allocated to anyone; and those beginning 034x and 037x have been allocated for migration from the matching 084x and 087x number ranges respectively.^[16]

030x xxx xxxx	For qualifying public bodies and non-profit organisations as defined by Ofcom
033x xxx xxxx	For any end user
034x xxx xxxx	Migration range for operators who have 084x numbers
037x xxx xxxx	Migration range for operators who have 087x numbers

Corporate and VoIP numbering[edit]

• 05x xxxx xxxx—Corporate and VoIP numbering.

Unlike 03 numbers there is no uniform pricing for 05 numbers; BT charge a number of different rates depending on the number dialled.^[17] Some are charged at geographic rate, others not. Other operators are not required to charge the same rates as BT for calling 05 numbers.

055 xxxx xxxx	Corporate Numbering (but also used by BT for its Broadband Voice service)
056 xxxx xxxx	Allocated by Ofcom for LIECS (Location Independent Electronic Communications Services), e.g. VoIP services

Freephone numbers[edit]

• 0500 xxx xxx—Freephone services allocated before 1999.

Until July 2017, the 0500 range was used for some freephone services which were originally provided by Mercury Communications Ltd (now Cable & Wireless Worldwide). These numbers were different from the rest of the 05 range in that they are only 9 digits in length after the 0 trunk code, e.g. 0500 007 007 (National Savings and Investments), 0500 2 88 2 91 (BBC Radio 2, 88 to 91 FM), 0500 600 600 (Crimewatch), 0500 600 700 (Watchdog^{[clarification needed]}) and 0500 909 693 (BBC Radio 5 Live, 909 and 693 kHz). Numerous universities, government departments, airlines, banks and businesses also used these numbers. They were allocated before the general trend of using longer numbers started in 1997 and long before the rest of the 05 range was assigned to corporate and VoIP numbering after 2000.

0500 xxx xxx[notes 2]	Special Services – No charge to Customer a.k.a. «Freephone»	Free to call from landline, up to 40p per minute from mobile.

The range was withdrawn by Ofcom in July 2017^[18] as a result of a series of consultations starting from 2012.^[19] The number range
08085 xxx xxx was made available to owners of 0500 xxx xxx to enable a smooth transition.

• 0800 xxx xxx, 0800 xxx xxxx and 0808 xxx xxxx—Freephone services.

0800 xxx xxx[notes 3]	Special Services – No charge to Customer a.k.a. «Freephone»	Free to call from landline, and was up to 40p per minute from mobile, until July 2015 when calls to 080 numbers from mobiles became free. Calls to certain charity and similar services were always free from most mobiles. 0808 9xx xxxx numbers are used by freephone internet services.
0800 xxx xxxx
0808 xxx xxxx

There is one short «special» number in this range, 0800 11 11 for Childline.

Additionally, numbers in the range 0808 80x xxxx are reserved for not-for-profit helplines and as such are usually free to call from most mobile telephones. A number of other numbers can also be called for free from mobiles,^{[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]} but this varies by network.

Fixed-rate or special-rate services[edit]

• 084x xxx xxxx (Special Services basic rate) – non-geographic fixed-rate or special-rate services
• 087x xxx xxxx (Special Services higher rate) – non-geographic fixed-rate or special-rate services.

With the exception of 080x freephone numbers, 08xx numbers are charged above geographic rates, with some of the extra revenue going to the terminating telco. This additional revenue may be shared with the subscriber, but is often used instead to subsidise additional network services, such as fax-to-email, virtual office applications, call queuing, voicemail and easy number redirection. None of these call management services is exclusive to 08xx numbers and they could be provided on any number range.

Special Services basic rate range:

0845 xxx xxxx	Up to 5p a minute, varies daytime/evening/weekend, from BT landline, other providers may charge more; up to 42p a minute from mobiles.
0844 00x xxxx	Non-BT Discount Scheme—Internet Services incorporating unmetered access up to and including 5p for BT customers
0844 01x xxxx to 0844 09x xxxx	currently unused
0844 1xx xxxx	currently unused
0844 2xx xxxx to 0844 9xx xxxx	Up to 4.26p a minute (plus VAT), varies daytime/evening/weekend, from BT landline, other providers may charge more; up to 42p a minute from mobiles.
0843 xxx xxxx	Up to 4.26p a minute (plus VAT), but fixed (e.g. always 3p/minute or always 4p/minute) from BT landline, other providers may charge more; up to 42p a minute from mobiles.
0842 xxx xxxx	Up to 4.26p a minute (plus VAT), but fixed (e.g. always 3p/minute or always 4p/minute) from BT landline, other providers may charge more; up to 42p a minute from mobiles.

There were a few short «special» number in this range, such as 0845 46 47 for NHS Direct; this was closed in 2014 and replaced by NHS 111, except in Wales where the transition took place in 2015.

Special Services higher rate range:

0870 xxx xxxx	Up to 8p a minute (plus VAT), varies daytime/evening/weekend (charged at no more than the caller would pay for a call to a Geographic Number) from landline; up to 42p a minute from mobiles.
0871 0xx xxxx	Internet Services metered access, up to and including 10p/minute for BT customers.
0871 1xx xxxx	currently unused
0871 2xx xxxx to 0871 9xx xxxx	Up to 8.5p a minute (plus VAT) but fixed (e.g. always 6p/minute or always 8.5p/minute) from BT landline, other providers may charge more; up to 50p a minute from mobiles.
0872 xxx xxxx	Up to 8.5p a minute (plus VAT) but fixed (e.g. always 6p/minute or always 8.5p/minute) from BT landline, other providers may charge more; up to 50p a minute from mobiles.
0873 xxx xxxx	Up to 8.5p a minute (plus VAT) but fixed (e.g. always 6p/minute or always 8.5p/minute) from BT landline, other providers may charge more; up to 50p a minute from mobiles.

The usage of 0871, 0872 and 0873 numbers is regulated by PhonepayPlus.^[28]

There was widespread confusion about the cost of calling 084 and 087 numbers until 2015. They often do not qualify for discounts and bundled minutes, and can be prohibitively expensive when called from mobiles and payphones. Many major companies persist in misdescribing them as «Local Rate», «Lo Call» (often as ‘locall rate’ which can be easily misread as ‘local rate’) or «National Rate» for which the Advertising Standards Authority can take action.^{[29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39]
[40][41][42]}

Access charge and service charge[edit]

From 1 July 2015, the charge for calls to 084, 087, 09 and 118 numbers has been simplified. It is split into two parts: An access charge, payable to the telephone service provider – e.g. BT, EE, Sky – plus a service charge paid to the company offering the service.

Companies with 084, 087, and 09 numbers must declare the service charge element of the call cost when advertising their phone number; for example, a number may be advertised saying «Calls cost 20p per minute plus your phone company’s access charge».^[43] Telecoms companies must inform their customers about their access charge for calling each number range. The EU Consumer Rights Directive requires that many entities that held 084 and 087 numbers will no longer be allowed to use them. The directive bans the usage of numbers that cost more than calling a geographic number for customer service and complaints lines, and other such purposes.^[44][45] Since Britain left the EU the Directive as such no longer applies, but its provisions may have been incorporated into British law.^{[needs update]}

Other 08xx number ranges[edit]

• 08xx xxx xxxx—Internet for schools and Inbound routing codes.

0820 xxx xxxx	Special Services: Internet for schools
0899 9xx xxxx	Inbound routing codes

Premium rate content services (PRS and SES)[edit]

• 09xx xxx xxxx—Premium Rate Content Services

Numbers in the 09xx range are charged at the highest rates of any calls within the United Kingdom, and are controlled by various regulations regarding their use. The regulator is the Phone-paid Services Authority, formerly PhonepayPlus.^[28] There are a large number of charge bands, some with high pence-per-minute rates, others with a high fixed-price for the entire call.

090x xxx xxxx	Premium rate content services (PRS)
0908 xxx xxxx 0909 xxx xxxx	Sexual entertainment services (SES) (not available for new allocations)
091x xxx xxxx	Premium rate non-content services (PRS)
098x xxx xxxx	Sexual entertainment services (SES)

The earlier unused 092x xxx xxxx – 099x xxx xxxx allocation for «Broadband Internet Services» no longer exists and was removed from the number plan in 2005.

Crown dependencies[edit]

Although calls from UK landlines to landlines in the islands are charged at the same rate as those to other UK landlines (i.e. they are not treated as international calls), calls may be excluded from calling plans offering unlimited UK fixed line calls.

Mobile operators may also charge more for calls to the islands and these calls are usually excluded from calling plans. Calls and SMS messages sent to island mobile phone numbers are not charged at the same rate as calls to UK mobile phone numbers.

Guernsey[edit]

This area code is used for the Bailiwick of Guernsey, i.e. including Alderney and Sark.

(01481) xxx xxx	Fixed line	48 = GU
(01481) 822 xxx	Fixed line (Alderney)
(01481) 823 xxx
(01481) 824 xxx
(01481) 832 xxx	Fixed line (Sark)
(01481) 833 xxx
07781 xxx xxx	Sure mobile phones and pagers
07839 xxx xxx	Airtel Vodafone mobile phones
07911 xxx xxx	Wave Telecom mobile phones, not for UK

Jersey[edit]

(01534) xxx xxx	Fixed line	53 = JE
07509 xxx xxx	Jersey Telecom mobile phones and pagers
07797 xxx xxx
07937 xxx xxx
07700 xxx xxx	Sure mobile network
07829 xxx xxx	Airtel Vodafone mobile network

Several Jersey companies also have non-geographic numbers allocated.^[46]

Isle of Man[edit]

(01624) xxx xxx	Fixed line	62 = MA
07624 xxx xxx	Mobile phones and paging services
07524 xxx xxx	Mobile phones additional capacity
07924 xxx xxx

On the Isle of Man, both fixed (01624) and mobile phone (07624) numbers can be dialled locally in the six-digit format.

Fictitious numbers[edit]

Ofcom has also reserved certain number ranges for use in television dramas and films, so as to avoid the risk of people having their telephone numbers displayed and receiving unwanted calls. This is similar to the use of fictitious telephone numbers in the United States and Canada starting with the digits 555.

In most of the large cities with three-digit area codes, a range of numbers is reserved, usually all the numbers starting with the digits 496. For fictitious numbers in other areas, the area code 01632 is reserved; this code is not in use, although 0632 was used for Newcastle upon Tyne until the late 1980s (63 = NE) and briefly reallocated for use by premium rate services in the 1990s. There are also reserved ranges for fictitious mobile, freephone and premium rate numbers.^[47][48]

The Post Office even produced dial centre labels for use in advertisements and film/TV with a mythical exchange called VINcent plus four digits. The numerical equivalent of VIN was 846 and all the caller got was the speaking clock (i.e. 846 is also numerical equivalent of TIM) in the big city «Director» areas.^[49]

At around the same time as the other Big Number Change changes, Ofcom revised their recommendations to update the prefixes, add additional areas and increase the size of the allocation from 10 to 1,000 numbers per block. Those changes are listed in the Big Number Change article.

In Coronation Street, the fictional Manchester suburb of Weatherfield uses the unallocated range (0161) 715 xxxx.^[50]

Special service numbers[edit]

Emergency services and helplines[edit]

The UK has two free emergency numbers: the traditional 999, which is still widely used, and the EU standard 112. Both 999 and 112 are used to contact all emergency services: Police, Fire Service, Ambulance Service and Coastguard. (Standard advice for Mountain Rescue or Cave Rescue is to ask the emergency operator for the police, who oversee the communication with these two services.^[51][52][53])

Both numbers can be called from mobile phones with the keylock on or without entering the PIN where that would otherwise be required. Although some mobile phones allow emergency calls to be attempted without a SIM card, at present the UK networks reject such calls. Since November 2009, an emergency call can be made through any UK mobile network as long as there is a SIM for any valid UK network in the handset. Although UK VOIP phone providers are required to offer 999 / 112 service, this is subject to a registration for the service and with a verified service address and users need to be aware such service may not work in a power blackout; however, International VOIP providers may not provide this service.

The chargeable number 101 was introduced for non-urgent crime and community safety calls on a trial basis in 2006. In Wales, the scheme was taken forward by all four police forces, who adopted the number for non-emergency calls on a permanent basis in early 2009. In England, the scheme was on trial until 2012, when it was adopted nationwide and the cost to call changed from 10p per call to 15p per call. In Northern Ireland, the number was introduced by the Police Service of Northern Ireland in March 2014.^[54] Since 1 April 2020 the number is free to call.

The operator is obtained via 100 from landlines, while directory enquiries, formerly 192, is now provided in the 118xxx range, (not to be confused with 0118, the area code for Reading.) e.g. 118 212, 118 800, 118 500, 118 118, by different companies. International operator assistance is reached through 155.

From early 2010, the pan-European 116 number range came into use for social helplines. The first three numbers allocated were Missing People using 116 000 for a missing children helpline, the NSPCC ChildLine on 116 111, and Samaritans using 116 123 for an emotional support helpline.^{[citation needed]} A recent^[when?] consultation for the numbers 116 106 and 116 117 has yet to see any result.

The National Health Service (NHS) can be reached on 111 for non-emergency calls (from landlines and mobiles only). In other European countries, the number 116 117 is used for a similar purpose.

The NHS has also launched a COVID-19 helpline on 119 relating to swabbing so these calls do not go through the 111 call centre.

Local electricity network operators can be reached on 105 to report power cuts.^[55]

Two telephone helplines within the regular code space have only eight digits, namely 0800 11 11 for ChildLine and 0845 4647 for NHS Direct in Wales.

The number 159 (‘Call 159’) has been introduced to give a standard number for calling banks, in an effort to reduce scams where people are tricked into calling someone pretending to be their bank.^[56]

Speaking clock[edit]

Since the mid-1990s, speaking clock services have been available throughout Great Britain using the number 123. Before this, exchanges in «Director» areas (Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, London and Manchester) dialled 846 (TIM), later changing to 123; main exchanges in «non-Director» areas originally used «952», later changing to «80» with the introduction of STD and eventually to «8081» as other recorded services were introduced on 80X1 codes. Some mobile operators allocate other services to 123, such as customer services or voicemail.

Automated services and access codes[edit]

Short codes beginning with 1 are reserved for telecom service providers’ own functionality; some of the most well-known are codes for use with Caller Display:

141	Withhold number	when normally released
1470	Release number	when normally withheld
1471	Last call information and return	caller may press 3 to return call on most networks
1475	1471 erasure	removes details of last call from 1471 service. May need to be prefixed with 1470 if number is normally withheld
1477	Automatic Call Trace	Stores number (even if withheld) of nuisance caller at terminating exchange for subsequent investigation and enforcement, but service is seldom enabled by default
1571	Voicemail service	For people who do not have answering machines. If there is a new message, the dial tone will be stuttered.
1572	BT Call Protect	To divert nuisance calls to junk voicemail.
#31#	Withhold number	141 equivalent for use on mobile networks

Many fixed line telephone subscribers, e.g. of BT,^[57] Virgin Media,^[58] SkyTalk, TalkTalk, and PlusNet, have the opportunity to use an automated messaging service which takes messages when the called number is either engaged («busy») or not answered within a given time. This can be accessed by calling 1571.

For fixed line users, it is possible to override the carrier pre-selection (CPS) on a per-call basis, dialling a special code before the number, e.g. 1280 for BT, 1664 for LowerCall, or 1844 for Daisy. Ofcom defines the range for these as: «124 to 140, 143 to 146, 148 to 149, 160 to 169, and 181 to 189 inclusive. Numbers of up to 5-digits used to access an Indirect Access Provider (‘Type B Access Codes’)».^[59]

History[edit]

Telephone numbers in Overseas Territories[edit]

Telephone numbers in British Overseas Territories do not come under the UK telephone numbering plan. These calls are treated as international calls. Below are the access codes for the overseas territories:

North American Numbering Plan[edit]

• Anguilla +1 (264) xxx xxxx
• Bermuda +1 (441) xxx xxxx
• British Virgin Islands +1 (284) xxx xxxx
• Cayman Islands +1 (345) xxx xxxx
• Montserrat +1 (664) xxx xxxx
• Turks and Caicos Islands +1 (649) xxx xxxx

Others[edit]

• British Antarctic Territory +44 (Shared with the UK)
• British Indian Ocean Territory +246
• Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands +500
• Gibraltar +350
• Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha +290
• Ascension Island +247
• Akrotiri and Dhekelia +357 (Shared with Cyprus)
• Pitcairn Islands +64 (Shared with New Zealand)

See also[edit]

• Big Number Change
• List of dialling codes in the United Kingdom
• List of UK dialling codes covering Wales
• Non-geographic telephone numbers in the United Kingdom
• Telecommunications in the United Kingdom
• Telephone number
• Telephone number portability
• Telephone numbering plan
• Telephone numbers in Ireland
• UK telephone code misconceptions—includes the common «0207» and «0208» misconceptions
• Calling party pays

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• UK Numbering Policy section of Ofcom’s website
• UK National Telephone Numbering Plan (PDF)
• Ofcom – Telephone Area Code Tool – UK dialling code lookup
• Ralph Adam, ‘Send a boy – or dial it yourself? numbering for the information society’, ASLIB Proceedings, 51:1, January 1999(subscription required)
• UK telephone numbering plan in detail
• Regular Expressions for Validating and Formatting GB Telephone Numbers
• The first 25 years of STD code changes summarised (PDF)
• UK Area Codes lookup

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Какой телефонный код Великобритании?

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Если вы хотите связаться с кем-то в Великобритании, часто ваш телефон — самый быстрый способ сделать это. Но вы хотите убедиться, что не набираете неправильный номер. Вот краткое изложение того, что вам нужно понять, прежде чем звонить в Великобританию.

Как мне позвонить в Великобританию из России и других стран?

Чтобы позвонить в Великобританию из другой страны, вы будете использовать международный код страны. В каждой стране свои; это от 1 до 3 цифр. Телефонные номера в Великобритании обслуживаются Управлением связи Великобритании или Ofcom. Ofcom разработал Национальный план телефонной нумерации для всех стран, входящих в состав Соединенного Королевства, а также для нескольких зависимых территорий Британской Короны: Джерси, Гернси и острова Мэн.

Все телефонные номера состоят из 9 или 10 цифр с 3, 4 или иногда 5-значным кодом зоны (или «Набор номера абонентской внешней линии» или STD) перед местным телефонным номером.

Чтобы позвонить в Лондон и в города Великобританию, вы будете использовать международный код страны:

+44

Есть ли другие телефонные коды в Великобритании, о которых мне нужно знать чтобы позвонить в Лондон?

Есть еще несколько кодов, о которых следует помнить при международных звонках в или из Великобритании:

• 0 — это код внешней линии, который должен использоваться в качестве префикса при звонках из Великобритании в другой регион страны.
• 00 — это исходный код, который используется для подключения к разным странам за пределами Великобритании.
• 05 используется для корпоративной нумерации и VoIP звонков.
• 07 используется для вызова мобильного телефона
• 09 зарезервировано для звонков с повышенным тарифом

Самые распространенные телефонные коды городов в Великобритании 2021 — 2022

Для большинства регионов и крупных городов очень характерно иметь несколько кодов городов в своих районах. Ниже приведены некоторые из наиболее часто используемых кодов городов для крупных городов и регионов:

Площадь	Код города в Великобритании
Лондон	020
Северная Ирландия	028
Саутгемптон / Портсмут	023
Ковентри	024
Кардифф	029
Глазго	0141
Ливерпуль	0151
Манчестер	0161
Лидс	0113
Оксфорд	01865
Кембридж	01223

Пример номера телефона в Великобритании

Если вы звоните из Великобритании на другой номер в Великобритании, настройка будет следующей:

(код города, начинается с 0) — (местный номер телефона) или 0X — XXXX — XXXX

Процесс звонка за границу немного отличается. Например, если вы звоните в посольство США в Лондоне, номер (0) 20, 7499 9000. Чтобы позвонить в посольство США из США, наберите:

• 011 — код выхода для набора за пределы Штатов
• 44 — код страны Великобритании
• 20 — местный код Лондона, при звонке из-за границы первый префикс «0» опускается.
• 7499-9000 — остальной номер посольства

Поэтому, если вы видите +44020749990000, вы набираете 011-44-20-7499-9000.

Почему мой звонок в Великобританию не сработал?

Если ваш звонок не удастся, это может быть по ряду причин. Некоторые тарифные планы Великобритании взимают плату как с звонящего, так и с человека, которому вы звоните, поэтому они могут не принять ваш звонок. Другие распространенные причины сбоя вызова включают:

• Вы используете неправильный префикс международного набора для вашего местоположения
• Вы забыли сбросить код внешней линии (первый «0», указанный в местных номерах)
• Вы пользуетесь услугами VoIP или интернет-провайдера, который позволяет вам изображать, как будто вы звоните на местный телефон, и, следовательно, можете следовать местным правилам набора номера.
• У человека, которому вы звоните, нет тарифного плана для приема международных звонков.

Если у вас все еще возникают проблемы, попробуйте позвонить через Интернет через приложение, такое как Whatsapp, Viber или Skype. Практически каждый в Великобритании будет иметь доступ к Wi-Fi или Интернету, так что, возможно, вам повезет больше.

Есть ли у телефонных номеров в Великобритании ящики голосовой почты?

Великобритания похожа на большинство других западных стран тем, что к любому телефону обычно подключена голосовая почта. Владельцы телефонов могут персонализировать свои ящики голосовой почты, используя свой собственный голос.

Как звучит мелодия звонка, когда вы звоните в Великобританию?

Тональный сигнал ответа станции в Великобритании — это стандартный сигнал набора. что вы услышите во многих других местах. Мелодия звонка — двойное кольцо это стандартизировано для мобильных и наземных линий связи.

Вы можете услышать и другие распространенные тона:

• Сигнал «занято» или «трубка снята» — означает, что телефон, по которому вы звоните, занят или отключен.
• Сигнал ожидания — означает, что вы на удержании
• Недоступный тон — означает, что человек, с которым вы пытаетесь связаться, недоступен

Не позволяйте нюансам международного общения и логистики мешать вам связаться с друзьями, семьей и знакомыми в Великобритании. Надеюсь, это руководство поможет вам позвонить кому угодно в Великобритании.

Стоимость звонков и номера телефонов в Англии, в Шотландии, в Уэльсе и в Северной Ирландии в 2021 – 2022 годах

Стоимость звонка в Великобритании по телефонному номеру зависит от цифр, с которых он начинается, вашего британского оператора связи и от того, используете ли вы стационарный или мобильный телефон в UK.

Вы можете получать бесплатные звонки на некоторые номера в рамках вашего пакета звонков. Обратитесь к своему оператору связи.

Приведенные ниже расходы являются приблизительными. Уточните у своего оператора связи реальную стоимость, особенно если вы звоните из-за границы. Звонки с таксофонов могут стоить дороже.

Обратитесь к своему оператору связи, если у вас возникли проблемы с оплатой звонков или телефонными счетами. Обратитесь за советом в Ofcom, если это не решит проблему.

Это руководство также доступно на валлийском языке (Cymraeg).

Номер начинается с	Описание	Стоимость со стационарных телефонов за минуту (приблизительная)	Стоимость с мобильных за минуту (приблизительная)
01 02	Географические номера для определенных частей Великобритании	до 16p	3–65 кадров
03 0345	Номера по всей Великобритании	до 16p	3–65 кадров
030	Некоммерческие организации, благотворительные и общественные организации	до 10 пунктов	3–40 кадров
07	Мобильные номера	10–20 пикселей	3–65 кадров
070	Личные номера или номера для подписки на меня, регулируемые Управлением телефонных услуг.	50 пенсов	86p
0800 0808	Бесплатная телефонная служба	Бесплатно	Бесплатно
0843 0844 0845	Цифры бизнес-тарифов	до 7 пенсов и плата за доступ вашей телефонной компании	до 7 пенсов и плата за доступ вашей телефонной компании
0870 0871 0872 0873	Номера бизнес-тарифов, регулируемые Управлением по оказанию платных услуг по телефону.	до 13 пенсов и плата за доступ вашей телефонной компании	до 13 пенсов и плата за доступ вашей телефонной компании
09	Номера с повышенным тарифом, регулируемые Управлением телефонных услуг.	до 3,60 фунтов стерлингов и плата за доступ вашей телефонной компании, плюс от 5 до 6 фунтов стерлингов за звонок	до 3,60 фунтов стерлингов и плата за доступ вашей телефонной компании, плюс от 5 до 6 фунтов стерлингов за звонок
101	Неэкстренный номер полиции	Бесплатно	Бесплатно
105	Телефон доверия по всей Великобритании	Бесплатно	Бесплатно
111	Неэкстренная медицинская консультация	Бесплатно	Бесплатно
112	Службы спасения	Бесплатно	Бесплатно
116	Номера бесплатных телефонов	Бесплатно	Бесплатно
118	Номера справочников, регулируемые Управлением телефонных услуг.	до 3,65 фунтов стерлингов за 90 секунд и плата за доступ вашей телефонной компании	до 3,65 фунтов стерлингов за 90 секунд и плата за доступ вашей телефонной компании
999	Службы спасения	Бесплатно	Бесплатно

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Иммиграционный залог под стражу: отчеты по телефону в Великобритании 2021 — 2022

Отчетность по телефону позволяет лицам, имеющим право на получение помощи, выполнять условия своего иммиграционного залога по телефону без необходимости посещения центра сообщений. Это часть пилотной программы Министерства внутренних дел.

Из: Домашний офис

Опубликовано

12 июля 2021 г.

СОДЕРЖАНИЕ

1. Кто может принимать участие в телефонных разговорах
2. Как соблюдать телефонную отчетность
3. Если вы пропустите звонки
4. Сообщение лично
5. Обновление ваших контактных данных
6. Если вы хотите покинуть Великобританию
7. Если вы не считаете, что должны подлежать иммиграционному освобождению под залог

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Кто может принимать участие в телефонных разговорах в Англии

Вы не можете самостоятельно подать заявку на участие в телефонном сообщении. Мы сообщим вам, соответствуете ли вы критериям.

Люди, которые находятся под иммиграционным залогом и обычно должны явиться в центр сообщений, при определенных условиях могут иметь право сообщить об этом по телефону.

Если вы имеете право, мы уведомим вас, выписав залог 201. Мы свяжемся с вами, используя один из методов связи, которые мы в настоящее время используем для вас. Это может быть электронная почта, текст (SMS) или по почте.

Судебный процесс продлится не менее 4 месяцев, после чего вы можете быть переведены на другой тип ограничения на освобождение под залог.

Как соблюдать телефонную отчетность в Великобритании

Если вы участвуете в составлении отчетов по телефону, вы будете получать телефонные звонки так часто, как это требуется в соответствии с вашей формой залога 201.

Вы должны быть готовы ответить на наши телефонные звонки в те дни и часы, которые указаны в вашей форме залога 201.

Телефонные звонки будут осуществляться с «скрытых» или «неизвестных» номеров.

Вы должны сами отвечать по телефону и не позволять никому отвечать от вашего имени. Юридические представители и иммиграционные консультанты не должны отвечать от вашего имени.

Во время звонка мы проведем проверку безопасности. Вам необходимо убедиться, что вы находитесь в подходящем месте, чтобы обсудить свои личные данные и иметь все необходимые документы.

Как и в случае с личным отчетом, вы получите текстовое (SMS) напоминание о следующем событии с отчетом.

В некоторых случаях вам может потребоваться сообщать по телефону чаще, чем когда вы ранее сообщали лично.

Если у вас есть причина, по которой вы не можете соблюдать требования по отчетности по телефону в отведенное время или дату, обратитесь в местный центр отчетности по телефону или электронной почте.

Если вы пропустите звонки в Великобритании

Если вы не отвечаете на запланированные звонки и последующие попытки дозвониться до вас, возможно, вы нарушаете иммиграционные условия освобождения под залог. Это означает, что Министерство внутренних дел может предпринять дальнейшие действия, в том числе изменить условия вашего иммиграционного залога и попросить вас посетить один из наших центров отчетности.

Если вы недавно пропустили звонок, обратитесь в местный иммиграционный центр, указав ссылку в своем министерстве внутренних дел.

Сообщение лично на британском телефонном номере

Если вы примете участие в пилотном исследовании по телефону, возможно, вам все равно придется лично явиться в один из наших центров отчетности, если мы попросим вас сделать это. Мы можем попросить вас делать это время от времени, чтобы поддерживать с вами связь.

Обновление ваших контактных данных для телефона в Великобритании

Если вы участвуете в подаче сообщений по телефону и вам необходимо изменить свои контактные данные, вы можете сделать это во время записи по телефону или отправив электронное письмо в местный иммиграционный центр.

Если вы хотите покинуть Великобританию

Если вы хотите покинуть Великобританию, вы можете обратиться в Службу добровольного возвращения Home Office для получения помощи по возвращении домой .

Если вы не считаете, что должны подлежать иммиграционному освобождению под залог

Если вы считаете, что имеете право на участие в схеме Windrush, вы можете найти дополнительную информацию в руководстве по схеме Windrush.

Если вы считаете, что вы были проданы в Великобританию и подвергаются эксплуатации, вам следует связаться с полицией по телефону 999. Дополнительную информацию о взрослых жертвах современного рабства можно найти на странице «Консультации для граждан».

Если вы думаете, у вас есть законные основания, чтобы остаться в Великобритании, вы можете подать заявку на посещение иммиграции страницы GOV.UK.

Опубликовано 12 июля 2021 г.

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