Premium Rate Phone Numbers

Premium rate numbers are the ones where you get charged for calling.

These are prefixed with 09, 118, 0871, 0872 and 0873.

Prefix Description Cost from landlines per minute Cost from mobiles per minute
070 Personal or ‘follow me’ numbers regulated by the Phone-paid Services Authority 4p to £3.40 (plus a possible 51p per call) 30p to £2.50 (plus a possible 51p per call)
09 Premium rate numbers regulated by the Phone-paid Services Authority up to £3.60 and your phone company’s access charge, plus 5p to £6 per call up to £3.60 and your phone company’s access charge, plus 5p to £6 per call
118 Directory enquiry numbers regulated by the Phone-paid Services Authority up to £5 and your phone company’s access charge, plus possibly up to £6.98 per call up to £5 and your phone company’s access charge, plus possibly up to £6.98 per call

 

Take care when phoning any of the numbers – the costs can add up rapidly.

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