0845 Prefix: Business rate numbers (084)
Numbers starting with 0845 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.
0845 numbers reported on Who Calls You
- 0845 341 7798 Premium rate · 0 reports No reports yet
What does the 0845 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 0845 numbers?
0845 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 0845 prefix numbers
Ofcom has allocated 876 blocks of 0845 prefix numbers to many companies, the oldest allocation still active dating from 1997. The companies holding the most blocks:
- Vodafone Ltd (former Cable & Wireless ranges) 181 blocks
- BT 128 blocks
- TalkTalk Communications Limited 83 blocks
- Virgin Media Limited 35 blocks
- GCI Network Solutions Limited 33 blocks
- Verizon UK Limited 18 blocks
- Magrathea Telecommunications Limited 16 blocks
- Colt Technology Services 16 blocks
- Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited 14 blocks
- Six Degrees Technology Group Limited 13 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.