Emergencies
If there is a serious emergency, dial 999
(or 112) and ask to be connected to the
Fire, Police or Ambulance service (or a
special rescue service such as the Coast
Guard, Mountain Rescue or Cave Rescue).
The call is free.
UK telephone number enquiry services
To look up a UK telephone number free on
the internet, see BT's Directory Enquiries
service at: http://www.bt.com/directory-enquiries/dq_home.jsp
or dial 118 500 for BT's telephone enquiry
service. There is a combination of a connection
charge and a charge per minute.
Phoning the UK from abroad
Start with the international dialling code
from your country.
Next, dial the country code for the UK,
which is 44.
Finally, dial the UK number, without the
first 0.
Phoning abroad from the UK
The international telephone code when calling
abroad from the UK is 00.
Country codes are listed online at http://www.bt.com
and choose Directory Enquiries and then
International. You can also telephone 152
to find out a number in another country.
Operator
If you are having problems making a call,
you can contact the UK Operator on 100,
or the International Operator on 155.
London telephone numbers
Central London numbers are currently written
(020) 7xxx xxxx so make appropriate changes
to old numbers. You co not need to dial
the (020) at the start of the number if
you are calling London from a fixed telephone
in London.
Landline Calls
For calls within the UK it is usually cheaper
if you can call before 08:00 or after 18:00
on weekdays, or anytime at weekends. Phone
calls made on national holidays ("bank
holidays") are often charged as if
they were ordinary days - do not assume
that weekend rates will apply.
