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Canterbury Jobcentre Plus

F1user_2
F1user_2 Posts: 13 Forumite
in Benefits & tax credits
Does anyone know a telephone number, which doesn't start with 0845, for Canterbury Jobcentre Plus. I tried 01227 596700 which I saw on SAYNOTO0870 without any luck. I thought there was a lot of talk about stopping 0845 numbers for jobcentres!

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  • enfield_freddy
    enfield_freddy Posts: 6,147 Forumite
    yes they are doing away with 08 numbers , but NOT for government departments
  • Mr_Lawnmower
    Mr_Lawnmower Posts: 113 Forumite
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    Even so, it seems that DWP are moving to 03 numbers gradually. I had cause to call an 0845 JobCentre Plus number a couple of weeks ago, and I got a recorded message saying it would be replaced by an 03 number in a few weeks' time. I tried the 03 number, which was already live.

    However, the local office search facility is still giving the 0845 number for that office.
  • enfield_freddy
    enfield_freddy Posts: 6,147 Forumite
    edited 6 March 2014 at 6:38PM
    are 03 free on your home phone and mobile ,mine say 0800/0500?




    yup they are std rate , not freebys
  • Cheeky_Monkey
    Cheeky_Monkey Posts: 2,072 Forumite
    As far as I am aware, O300 numbers are free from a landline but not from a mobile
  • enfield_freddy
    enfield_freddy Posts: 6,147 Forumite
    just checked , they are classed as 01/02 numbers from a landline and mobile , not free , just normal local rate on landlnes
  • F1user_2
    F1user_2 Posts: 13 Forumite
    Does the 03 number replace 08 for example 03456 08 8626?
  • enfield_freddy
    enfield_freddy Posts: 6,147 Forumite
    yes according to the info , a set of numbers are being allocated to the gov departments , replacing the 087 or 0845 by o3XX will get you thru
  • Mr_Lawnmower
    Mr_Lawnmower Posts: 113 Forumite
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    F1user wrote: »
    Does the 03 number replace 08 for example 03456 08 8626?

    You can't just change the 08 to 03 to get the new number. In the example I gave, the new 03 number has several digits different to the old 0845 number.
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