Communications
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.