Since my GP changed to an 0844 number and TalkTalk charge me 10ppm for 0844 numbers, I insisted they give me the "new" geographic number they set up to allow their staff, hospitals, etc to ring in.

At first they resisted but when I took in a print out showing that TalkTalk do charge me 10ppm on their Talk3 tariff which was more than the 5ppm the surgery claimed in their literature, they relented and I now have the geo number.

I still think it's outrageous that doctors are ripping their patients off in this way but the bulk of patients at most surgeries are to frightened to say anything out of fear of upsetting the "nice doctors".

Still, I'm getting my free calls to the geo number (via Talk3), so bugger the sheep who blindly follow each other down the road to spending more money and lining the pockets of the greedy.

Well done Rogcal.  You have obtained a surgery number where many others have not succeeded.

Will you now offer this number to this website?  Maybe we can begin to build up a directory section of Doctor's numbers.

mikeinnc wrote on May 30^th, 2007 at 8:26pm:

I agree mikeinnc. I think that the best way would be to include it in the database and avoid posting it or any other info on here. I have sent rogcal and email asking for the details of this surgery.