Telephones

Telephone numbers comprise an area code (always beginning with 01) and then the local number. A typical Scottish phone number would be (01224) 908123. Whenever dialling another UK phone number from within Scotland, one should always dial the complete number (both the area code and local phone number).

Should you encounter any difficulties, the local operator can be contacted toll free by dialling 100.

If calling a Scottish number from outside the United Kingdom, dial your own country's international access code for the UK, followed by the code for the UK (44) and then the area code, dropping the first 0. Taking the above number as an example, the number would be:

International Code +UK Code +Area Code +Phone Number ** 44 1244 908123