0300 Telephone numbers

plodder21

Yesterday I had to phone a 0300 number. There was no alternative number to call. It cost me £7.08 a minute on a BT Line. It cost me £56.64 + Vat. How can the government justify these charges. The call was to The Office of the Public Guardian in Birmingham. I believe the DVLA also have these numbers now also. There must be something we can do.

macman

Calls to 0300 numbers come out of inclusive minutes, regardless of network. Where did you get your costs from?

DonnyDave

Ditto macman's comments.

03 numbers must be charged at no more than a call to geographical numbers which begin 01 and 02 from all providers. They are covered by inclusive packages where applicable.

There are no BT call charges above £1.50 per minute. Where have you got the call price from so quick? I assume it can't be on your bill yet.

Heinz

plodder21 wrote: »

Yesterday I had to phone a 0300 number. There was no alternative number to call. It cost me £7.08 a minute on a BT Line. It cost me £56.64 + Vat. How can the government justify these charges.

Your 'calculations' appear to indicate the call was about 8 minutes long.

Assuming it was fractionally over 8 minutes, you would have been charged for 9 minutes and so the call would have cost 9¼p connection + 9 x 5¼p (47¼p) = 56½p.

Are you sure you have your decimal point in the right place?