any (cheaper) way to call French 08 nos?

pigeonpie

Is there any way other than this of calling french 0892/0810 etc ie non geographic nos? Increasingly they are the only option for insurance, banks etc. This works, but costs £1.53 per minute.
http://appelerdeletranger.com/contacter-les-numeros-courts-ou-en-08-depuis-le-royaume-uni

System

This site has a (limited, I think) directory of some geographic or 09 alternatives. (In France, 09 is an equivalent of UK 03.)

http://www.radins.com/numeros-moins-chers.php

Or (if you haven't tried this already) you can try telling the bank etc that their 08 number doesn't work from the UK, and ask for a geographic alternative.

pigeonpie

nothing 'radin' (mean) about refusing to pay through the nose to call your bank. I've tried with the bank but they have only got a geographic no for lost or stolen cards and that's automated

utilitybroker

If you have inclusive 01/02 minutes http://www.localphone.com/call/france charge 9p a min to call special services numbers. No minimum call charge or connection fee.