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Main Forum >> Government and Public Sector >> Hambleton District Council 0845 number https://www.saynoto0870.com/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.cgi?num=1241308973 Message started by Dave on May 3rd, 2009 at 12:02am |
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Title: Hambleton District Council 0845 number Post by Dave on May 3rd, 2009 at 12:02am
http://www.hambleton.gov.uk/Hambleton%20District%20Council/Committees/Thirsk%20Area%20Forum/ThirskAreaForum270109.pdf
Minutes of the meeting of the THIRSK AREA FORUM held at 6.30pm on Tuesday 27 January 2009 at Thirsk Town Hall, Thirsk […] 9. How much revenue is collected by HDC by having 0845 as a contact number? (Why isn't a 01609 number supplied?) Response: The Council does not make any revenue from using the 0845 number. It is supplied to us by Affinity Telecom and has zero cost to the Council. The number was chosen for several reasons. Firstly, calls are not necessarily answered in Northallerton. When someone calls the 0845 number it may be answered either in Stokesley or in Northallerton depending on the availability of Customer Services Officers in those locations. It was felt it may be confusing to use an 01609 number when the call may be answered in Stokesley. Using the 0845 number gives Hambleton the flexibility to use more than one location to answer calls. On most BT call packages 0845 numbers are now free. An 0845 number is a 'number translation service' and not a true line number, this means that should there be a problem with the phone lines either at Northallerton or Stokesley or there was a problem that meant the staff had to relocate to another office the public would still be able to use the 0845 number. This would not be possible with a 01609 (or other geographic) number and customers would not be able to contact the Council. |
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Title: Re: Hambleton District Council 0845 number Post by NGMsGhost on May 3rd, 2009 at 11:04am
Truly disgusting to see a small District Council still being hoodwinked in to adopting an 0845 number at this stage in proceedings. :o >:( [smiley=thumbdown.gif] [smiley=thumbdown.gif] [smiley=thumbdown.gif]
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Title: Re: Hambleton District Council 0845 number Post by Dave on May 3rd, 2009 at 11:57am NGMsGhost wrote on May 3rd, 2009 at 11:04am:
Reviewing the Hambleton site on the Internet Archive reveals that they changed around May 2004. |
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Title: Re: Hambleton District Council 0845 number Post by Ian G on Apr 11th, 2014 at 6:22pm
After a decade of ripping off residents....
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/11144483.Council_dumps_0845_number/ |
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Title: Re: Hambleton District Council 0845 number Post by CJT-80 on Apr 12th, 2014 at 9:43am
Well at least they have finally seen sense!
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