Practical Information - Useful Numbers

Useful numbers & codes

• 999 – Emergency Services (police, fire, ambulance)
• 100 – Operator (for help with calls locally, nationally and to the Republic of Ireland)
• 155 – International Operator (for help with international calls or calls to a ship)
• 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)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 Spain you should dial +44 207 followed by the local number.