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saynoto0870.com

See the talk page for saynoto0870.com for the discussion on the inclusion of this link. -- [Jam][talk] 12:38, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Source for DWP 0870 number charging claim

I have reworded the sentence to remove the rhetorical question, however the point still remains that after 10 minutes of searching the Department of Work and Pensions website, I cannot find a single 0870 number. I will admit that there are several 0845 numbers however. Matwilko (talk) 17:12, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

I think you would be hard pressed to find any government websites (aside from the DVLA) that make use of 0870 numbers. However, nearly every one of them uses 0845 numbers. ~~ [Jam][talk] 23:38, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ofcom response question

Ofcom have published a message they received that expresses displeasure with these numbers [1]. Is this of use? Nanobot recurve (talk) 22:08, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

That seems to be only one response to the consultation. I'm not really sure what use it would be, to be honest. ~~ [Jam][talk] 22:49, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
I was looking for statements for confirm that : "It is claimed that calls to Welfare Benefit Claim and Retirement Pension lines are being charged in this way, which many may find objectionable". There certainly seems to be a case of someone who did in that note, yes? I felt it might be useful to point out, I'll get back to some more committed googling on the matter at some point shortly, ok? :) Nanobot recurve (talk) 09:12, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
That source lists "The Inland Revenue Tax Credit office, The Pension Service, The Inland Revenue NI Contributions Office and Welfare Benefit offices" as having "these rip-off numbers" - the first three show the following - Royan (talk) 00:53, 22 May 2008 (UTC)