0871 at a glance
- Type
- Non-geographic
- Country
- United Kingdom (+44)
- Number format
- 0871 XXX XXXX
- From abroad
- +44 871
- Cost to call
- Access charge set by your phone company plus a service charge of up to 13p per minute and/or 13p per call. Not included in inclusive minutes.
0871 numbers were introduced in 2000 and have been used for ticket bookings, technical support lines, competitions, takeaway ordering and directory-style services. Since 2009 they have been subject to extra premium-rate regulation, which means services using them must follow rules on pricing information and consumer protection. Under the unbundled tariff introduced on 1 July 2015, a call costs your phone company's access charge plus the organisation's service charge, capped at 13p per minute and/or 13p per call for 087 numbers. Calls from 0871 numbers are often outbound marketing or automated systems, and the caller ID can be spoofed.
Some services charge for connecting you to another organisation's number. If you find an 0871 number on a third-party website, check the organisation's own contact page first.
Who called me from 0871?
The prefix tells you what kind of number it is (service number (087)), but not who is behind it. Numbers can be ported between networks and caller ID can be spoofed, so a familiar code is no guarantee. Search the full number to see its current carrier, line type and whether other people have reported it. Read our UK phone number guide for mobile prefixes, networks and the scams currently doing the rounds.