If we want to connect to a phone elsewhere in the Country we dial the area code followed by the personal number. 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. ASA (12 December 2007). "Datel Group plc". Broadcast Adjudications. Advertising Standards Authority. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013 . Retrieved 7 November 2012. We told Max TV not to describe calls to 0845 numbers as 'local rate' calls. If you need to make a phone call to the United Kingdom, there are a few things you’ll need to know first. In UK, if we want to connect to another phone with the same dialling code, we only have to dial the personal number (5 to 8 digits).

From the UAE or another country, dial the international dialling code (00/+), the United Kingdom country code 44, the area code without the 0 prefix, and then the customer number, e.g. 00-44-20-XXXXXXXX or +44-20-XXXXXXXX. The simplicity of its interface, with little more than the bare minimum, makes it consume very little RAM memory. 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. 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. Ofcom (26 April 2007). "Conditions regulating Sexual Entertainment Services" (PDF). Office of Communications. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2011 . Retrieved 10 October 2010.

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This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sourcesin this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( April 2018) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) 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. 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 not using three-digit area codes, the area code 01632 is reserved; this code is not in use, although 0632 was previously 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]

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. Orange (1 February 2011). "Free numbers of Department of Work and Pensions". Orange (UK). Archived from the original on 12 February 2011 . Retrieved 11 November 2012. To call the same number from outside of the UK, it is not necessary to add the zero (0) before the area code. In this example, the number would be just 1296 999999. Then also include the country code with the number, making it 44 1296 999999.numbers are non-geographic numbers. Introduced as an alternative to calling more expensive 08 numbers. Allow companies to have a cheaper nationwide number. Calls cost the same as numbers beginning 01 and 02 (regular UK landline numbers). Other telephone features" (PDF). Telephone price guide. Virgin Media. 20 October 2006. p.3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2006 . Retrieved 5 May 2007. Ofcom (25 November 2010). "Ofcom | Geographic telephone numbers". Office of Communications. Archived from the original on 26 June 2013 . Retrieved 7 November 2012.