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Northern Ireland access 020 91: Dummy numbers reserved for drama, film and television use to avoid accidental clashes with real telephone numbers. 076: VoIP services (phased out as of January 1st 2022) 080: Mailbox for landline users (formerly access code for Northern Ireland) 0818: Non-geographical numbers
This is a list of telephone dialling codes in the United Kingdom and the Crown Dependencies, which adopts an open telephone numbering plan for its public switched telephone network. The national telephone numbering plan is maintained by Ofcom , an independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries.
Country codes are defined by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in ITU-T standards E.123 and E.164. The prefixes enable international direct dialing (IDD). Country codes constitute the international telephone numbering plan. They are used only when dialing a telephone number in a country or world region other than the caller's.
The island of Ireland is divided in two jurisdictions: the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. For the Republic of Ireland, see Telephone numbers in the Republic of Ireland and List of dialling codes in the Republic of Ireland; For Northern Ireland, see Telephone numbers in the United Kingdom and List of dialling codes in the United Kingdom
The distinguishing code for the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland is "UK". [1] Prior to 28 September 2021, "GB" was used. [4] Number plates featuring other codes, such as "NI" or "IRL" (the distinguishing code for Ireland) are unofficial.
Calling codes in Europe. Telephone numbers in Europe are managed by the national telecommunications authorities of each country. Most country codes start with 3 and 4, but some countries that by the Copenhagen criteria are considered part of Europe have country codes starting on numbers most common outside of Europe (e.g. Faroe Islands of Denmark have a code starting on number 2, which is most ...
Although Northern Ireland is part of the UK numbering plan, a special arrangement exists for calling Northern Irish landlines from the Republic of Ireland. Calls to Northern Ireland can be dialled using the 048 prefix or by dialling the number in the full international format. Most Irish operators treat calls to Northern Ireland at national or ...
[citation needed] Touring coaches often operate in other parts of the UK with registration numbers originally issued in Northern Ireland. [citation needed] The DVLA's Personalised and private Registrations service also allows the purchase and transfer of registration numbers directly from the DVLA. [94]