Having made the break from traditional telephone services for voip provider Vonage I started looking and my call cost and thats when I discovered the 0870 scam.

I was slightly amazed that Alliance Leicester Commercial Bank uses 0870 010 2274 to get to there usually very busy call center. I was even more amazed when I read here that even health centers use these numbers.

Alliance Leicester Commercial Bank named and shamed.

Thanks to this website for enlightening me you have my support.

Marshall

Please see Say no to 0870! Hot Topics thread. There is a link to an Alliance and Leicester thread in there.

Ah,I just read it, this is slightly different as this is their Commercial Bank operation who use 0870 (its also interesting that they use an 0845 number for fax communications), their Personal Customer Services use 0845. I guess they know they can stiff business customers a little more than their Personal ones.

Ah. They have just sent my company a mailshot inviting comparison with our existing bankers and then, presumably, a move. I was going to throw it away (OK, recycle the paper after removing name and address details), but will now pursue it to check on the 087 policy.
Will keep you posted.