ivox69 wrote on Jul 7^th, 2010 at 10:05am:

Hi and welcome to SAYNOTO0870.COM.

Thanks for the feedback. I have found your submission to our database and listed it as verified. Please let us know by posting on the forum any further updates, admissions, or removals to/from the database.

Welcome to the forum.

Have a go at this which I found on the www.192.com site and if you have any joy, please report back here so it can be added to the database.



01375 815 000

2 Derby Road, Grays, Essex, RM17 6QQ

sherbert wrote on Jul 12^th, 2010 at 1:12pm:


Hi,

That was the original number before they decided to rip off i mean, change their number to 08456... I have done what you guys have suggested and i called 01375 815 003 and the lady said 'Hello, Grays jobcenter' to which i mumbled that i was sorry, i think i had the wrong number   So i have given that number to my son and he is going to call them now. Hopefully they will help him without questioning him as to where he got the number from  

Thank you for your reply, i'm new here but i will certainly be back again to read the boards fully!  

Best Wishes everyone,
Jay

sherbert wrote on Jul 12^th, 2010 at 1:28pm:



Yes, sorry, in my last message i didn't make it clear to you, sorry about that.

I got the number you gave me, 01375 815 000, then i read through the posts where it says to change the last number until you find a line that was answered and the 01375 815 003 was the line the lady from the job center answered and my son has now got his things sorted out as he has managed to get through to them and not on an expensive line.

Thanks again and sorry for confusing you.

Jay

StopRippingUsOff wrote on Jul 12^th, 2010 at 1:35pm:


Great, glad it is sorted and that your son managed to get through.



Dave.....It looks as if that number (01375 815 003) can be added to the verified list?

I would urge people to follow the earlier advice and VARY the last digits- if a particular extension gets loads of calls which appear not to have gone via the switchboard, then it is likely those extensions will be decommissioned. Worse still, JCP might wise up and either try to find a technical solution to stop calls direct to extensions, or rent different sets of numbers. Smaller offices will probably have a range of about 30 from the original geographic number, while larger ones will have a range of over 100, though not all will be in use. Also, of course, it places a lot of stress on the poor person or people who happen to have extension XXX3 on their desk if people just try the one extension!

The more difficult nut to crack is the Benefit Processing Centres. The same approach does not work so well because many extensions will go through to the sections where people actually work on the claims processing rather than the "call centre" areas where the 0845 calls direct people. If you get through to anyone chances are it will be the wrong benefit and you will be advised to call the 0845 number.

The whole sorry business would be easily avoided if they adopted 03 numbers of course but it seems they don't want to lose face and be proved wrong to have adopted 0845 in the first place.

apekatten wrote on Jul 22^nd, 2010 at 11:50am:

The information you eluded to can be found on the Jobcentre Plus Local Office Search and I am referring to the full address: 

Eagle House
St Stephen's Street
Bristol
City of Bristol
BS1 1EN

I note that the St Stephen's Street office is based in Eagle House, and if you search the database for company name a verified entry for this branch will come up in the listings.

gosforthgirl wrote on Jul 22^nd, 2010 at 9:31pm:

Welcome to SAYNOTO0870.COM.

Go to the search page and enter into the Company name box and press search. Then look down the listings or use your browser's Find facility to search for

Alternatively, because the entry contains the word "Bromley", you could enter into the Company name box and then look down the alphabetical listings until you get to Jobcentre Plus.