0843 Prefix: Business rate numbers (084)
Numbers starting with 0843 are business rate numbers (084). 0843, 0844 and 0845 numbers carry a service charge on top of your provider's access charge. Businesses use them for helplines and call centres.
0843 numbers reported on Who Calls You
- 0843 316 2227 Premium rate · 1 report Reported as spam
- 0843 832 6245 Premium rate · 0 reports No reports yet
What does the 0843 prefix mean?
The prefix is the first digits of a phone number. In the UK it tells you what kind of number it is and how much a call back costs. 0843, 0844 and 0845 numbers carry a service charge on top of your provider's access charge. Businesses use them for helplines and call centres.
Who uses 0843 numbers?
0843 numbers are not linked to a town, so they are popular with companies that want one number for the whole country: call centres, banks, utilities, delivery firms and online services. The same features make them attractive to sales callers and scammers, so check the reports before calling back.
Phone companies with 0843 prefix numbers
Ofcom has allocated 567 blocks of 0843 prefix numbers to many companies, the oldest allocation still active dating from 2007. The companies holding the most blocks:
- Vodafone Ltd (former Cable & Wireless ranges) 40 blocks
- Core Telecom Limited 24 blocks
- TalkTalk Communications Limited 22 blocks
- Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited 22 blocks
- GCI Network Solutions Limited 20 blocks
- Numbers Telecom Limited 17 blocks
- Voicetec Systems Ltd 16 blocks
- Business Broadcast Communications Limited 16 blocks
- Nodemax Limited 15 blocks
- Telephone Box Limited 15 blocks
A range holder is the company Ofcom gave the numbers to. Many pass numbers on to businesses and internet phone services, so the holder is often not the caller. Source: Ofcom numbering data.