008 series telephone numbers

[RayS]

I have been given two numbers for emergency contact from europe - one from a bank and the other from a car rescue service - and both start with the prefix 008 instead of the more usual +44

Can anyone advise please if these are used just as they stand, or does one need to drop the zeros and substitute +44, and is there any difference if calling from a mobile rather than by landline.

Any clarification much appreciated.

 

[Lutz]

Telephone numbers beginning with 008 are international toll free numbers so it doesn't matter where you are and in which country the other party is, it's always a free call.

 

[Lutz]

Telephone numbers beginning with 008 are international toll free numbers so it doesn't matter where you are and in which country the other party is, it's always a free call.

ps.: I'm not sure what the situation is regarding the use of mobile phones and 008 numbers but somehow I doubt whether they they are completely free.

 

[petercoachman]

hi ray just talking about phones 02 phoned me trying to sell me some service i didn,t want and because i was in portugal it cost me