Communications
Useful numbers and codes
- 999 - Emergency Services (police, fire, ambulance)
- 100 - Operator (for help with calls locally and nationally)
- 155 - International Operator (for help with international calls)
- 118 500 - Directory Enquiries (can supply phone numbers for individuals and businesses in Britain if given name and location)
- 118 505 - International Directory Enquiries (as above but for overseas individuals/businesses)
Special prefixes & city codes
- (0)500/(0)800 - free numbers
- (0)845 - Local call rate
- (0)870 - National call rate
- (0)300/(0)303 - Non-profit organisations
- (0)207 - Inner London
- (0)208 - Greater London
- (0)151 - Liverpool
- (0)161 - Manchester
- (0)191 - Newcastle upon Tyne
- (0)117 - Bristol
- (0)113 - Leeds
- (0)114 - Sheffield
- (0)115 - Nottingham
- (0)116 - Leicester
- (0)131 - Edinburgh
- (0)141 - Glasgow
- (0)28 - Belfast
- (0)1504 - Londonderry
- (0)29 - Cardiff
Please note:
When you call from outside the UK you do not use the first 0. For example, to call Inner London from France you should dial +44 207 followed by the local number.
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