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In contrast to the 084x/087x range, calls to 03 numbers are considered local calls for billing purposes (i.e., like calls to a geographic number 01 or 02). [14] This means that customers who are benefiting from inclusive minutes on mobile phone or landline calling plans are also able to call these numbers using their inclusive minutes.
UK Calling is the name given to the legislation introduced by Ofcom in July 2015 to make the cost of calling UK service numbers clearer for everyone. [1]The legislation was brought in due to the previous confusion surrounding service call charges, with the intention of making things simpler for the caller.
Unlike the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man which use the UK area codes 01534, 01481 and 01624, respectively, telephone numbers in British Overseas Territories do not come under the UK telephone numbering plan. Some are within the North American Numbering Plan (NANP). These calls are treated as international calls.
The UK is a major centre for engine manufacturing: in 2022 around 1.5 million engines were produced. [285] It is also the world's fourth-largest exporter of engines, as of 2021. [288] The UK motorsport industry employs more than 40,000 people, comprises around 4,300 companies and has an annual turnover of around £10 billion.
Country Position Name Portrait Since Party [note 1] Ref Northern Ireland [2]: First Minister: Michelle O'Neill: 3 February 2024 (10 months ago) () Sinn Féin [3]Deputy First Minister
Bottler Brown, used in relation to Brown not calling an election in 2007 after previously suggesting he would. [94] Golden Brown, as Chancellor, Brown sold 60% of the UK's gold reserves, at a time when gold prices were at a 20-year low, which was widely criticised.
In the UK, after dialing 1471, the caller can press "3" to automatically return the call. Previously free, since August 2004 the return call service incurs a charge. The service provider may also offer a facility by which the calling party can prevent their number being revealed to the called party, either permanently or on a per-call basis.
111 is a free-to-call single non-emergency number medical helpline operating in England, Scotland and Wales. The 111 phone service has replaced the various non-geographic 0845 rate numbers and is part of each country's National Health Service: in England the service is known as NHS 111; [1] in Scotland, NHS 24; [2] and in Wales, NHS 111 Wales.