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trevhagl
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overseas numbers for banks
Oct 10th, 2007 at 5:39pm
 
One tip i noticed whilst ringing my bank is there was a number for customers to ring overseas. I replaced the +44 with 0 and used that instead of the 0845 one - and it worked exactly the same!!
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Reply #1 - Oct 10th, 2007 at 8:52pm
 
Yes, but you need to be very careful doing that. A number of organisations will see your caller ID is a UK number, and will not answer the call. I seem to recall that there are a number of entries on this forum that suggest you dial the prefix that hides your caller ID first. That way, the call will not show as a UK call. Caller ID between administrations is spotty to say the least - sometimes it "sort-of" works and other times it just announces 'Private Caller' (at least here in the US), so the organisation has no real way of knowing where you are calling from.
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Reply #2 - Oct 11th, 2007 at 7:42am
 
Thyere is no problem with FirstDirect who openly publish their 0113 number though they don't give it equal prominence compred to their 0845 number. I have used it many times from the UK. They know you are using it but don't have a problem with that.

Their usage of 0845 goes right back to the 0345 days when it gave a genuine cost saving to those living outside their local area.
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