0845 Numbers are now probably the most popular 08x prefix with businesses in the UK however many businesses fail to see the advantages of them. Telecoms provider Planet Numbers Ltd has been kind enough to outline the huge benefits of adopting the 0845 local rate prefix for your organisation…

0845 numbers are nationally recognised. That means customers know how much it costs to call a 0845 number (2p a min. daytimes and 0.5p a min. at all other times)Therefore the clients will be more inclined to call you rather than your competition. 

An 0845 numbers give an impression of a large company even to a small business solutions. And customers put a lot of trust in larger organisation. It is cheaper to call an 0845 number than an 01 or 02 number. In the current economic climate customers are glad to save money on their phone bill. An 0845 number allows also full use of the Call Manager facilities as Voicemail to Email, Call Queuing, Whisper Service, Virtual Receptionist or just for simple changing number announcement. When your customer dials your 0845 number his call is instantly diverted to whichever phone number you have given. Changing this “destination” landline number is mostly for free.