I live in Wales and have tried the number in the phone book for The Welsh Assembly Government in Cardiff-029 20825111 but now an announcement tells me to try their new 0845 number.  Would appreciate if anyone could help with a geo number.

How about sending in a FOI request?
Contact your AMs.
How long has this/these 0845 number(s) been in operation?

Do you know I have sent you a PM?

Hi Dave, its my intention to try my assembly member, Mike German.  I have a friend who is his regional manager so contact should not be a problem.  I tried to contact his office today but no reply as very busy at the moment, council elections on 1st may.  I have only just become aware of the change to 0845 by Welsh Assembly but will try to find out how long it has been in place.  No, I did not know you had sent me a P M.    

Hi Dave again-can't seem to locate your P M, can you give me some help to locate? many thanks, redant.

redant wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2008 at 7:45pm:

Hi Dave again-can't seem to locate your P M, can you give me some help to locate? many thanks, redant.

At the top of the page under the SAYNOTO0870.COM banner it will say you have "1 messages". Click that text and then select the subject line of the pm.

I suggest you turn on the option to receive an email someone sends you a pm.

Have managed to obtain an international number for the WAG, 00-44-(0)1443845500 and it does connect. I will post on alternative numbers.

redant wrote on Apr 8^th, 2008 at 9:41am:

Have managed to obtain an international number for the WAG, 00-44-(0)1443845500 and it does connect. I will post on alternative numbers.

An International number of course being a normal UK number which 0845 abusers choose to present in this way so that most of the less telecoms aware public will not come across it or know that they can call it. ;)

You might care to refer your Assembly Member to Paragraph 3.51 to 3.65 starting on Page 35 of the Central Office of Information's Better Practice Guidance for government contact centres (third edition) which has just been published.

See www.coi.gov.uk/documents/gcc-third-edition.pdf

Or you could also refer him to the decision taken at Minute 141 of Mole Valley District Council's meeting of 19th July 2005 where one of their more far sighted councillors (sadly no longer on the council) had the council unanimously adopt a resolution agreeing it would not use any 084 or 087 based numbers for services provided by the Council.

See P.5 of www.mole-valley.gov.uk/media/pdf/1/s/Council_Minutes_190705.pdf

If its good enough for Mole Valley District Council then why isn't it good enough for the Welsh Assembly?