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.