VIRTUAL LONDON 0203, 0207 AND 0208 NUMBERS TO MOBILE

A virtual London phone number allows you to look like you are a London based company, even if you don't have offices or premises in London. If you are a business that is often on the road then you probably don't want the huge expense of paying for offices in the capital city. However, the benefits of having a London phone number are immense – there is a certain prestige around having a London phone number that gives the holder authority and credibility. If you are wanting to do business in London then you need a 020 phone number.

If you order one of our virtual 020 numbers before 5pm, Monday – Friday (excluding Bank Holidays) then we will have it pointed to your mobile phone within minutes. This means that you can receive calls on your mobile, but appear to your caller to be on the end of a London landline phone. You will still receive calls to your mobile number on your phone as well, so you may want to consider adding a call whisper feature to your London number so that you know if the person calling is calling your mobile or your virtual 020 number. To read more about this and our other fantastic features, click on the box below.

0203, 0207 and 0208 numbers are all London phone numbers. The area code is actually 020, but it is often sub-divided for historical reasons. Back in the 1990s, 071 was the code for inner London and so more prestigious, and 081 was the code for outer London. In the mid-1990s when a 1 was added to all area codes, this because 0171 and 0181. Then, in 2000, another phone number change made them 0207 and 0208 numbers. Finally, the addition of cross-London 0203 numbers in 2004 left us where we are today, but now 0207, 0208 and 0203 numbers are allocated across London so the 4th digit has become irrelevant. As long as it starts 020 it is a London phone number!