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Local phone numbers for UK businesses
What is a local phone number?
A local phone number is a telephone number that is assigned to a specific geographic area, such as a city or region. It is typically used by individuals and businesses to make and receive calls within a particular area, without incurring long-distance charges.
In the UK, a local phone number starts with 01 or 02, followed by one to four further digits, followed by the subscriber number.
In contrast to a freephone number, which allows callers to contact a business or individual without incurring any charges, a local phone number requires the caller to pay for the call if it is made outside the local area.
Why are they useful to businesses?
Many businesses prefer to use local phone numbers as they help to establish a local presence, build trust with customers, and avoid the potential perception that the business is impersonal or disconnected from the community.
How to get local numbers for business
We're Chalkboard, a simple business phone service that offers high-quality business calls & SMS on your existing mobile phone.
We serve customers all across the United Kingdom, and offer a large range of local phone numbers for you to choose, buy instantly, and begin using for your business within minutes. The numbers work wherever you are in the country.
You can even invite your whole team to Chalkboard, so everyone can share a number, or get their own private local phone numbers to use for business.
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Make and receive unlimited calls
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Send and receive unlimited texts
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Unlimited forwarding/divert of incoming calls
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Invite unlimited users to share
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Free instant activation Just install the app on your phone
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Make and receive unlimited calls
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Unlimited forwarding/divert of incoming calls
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Invite unlimited users to share
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Free instant activation Just install the app on your phone
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Perfect for messaging through WhatsApp
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Receive unlimited calls
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Receive unlimited texts
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Invite unlimited users to share
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Free instant activation Just install the app on your phone
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Make and receive unlimited calls Unlimited inbound freephone calls
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Unlimited forwarding/divert of incoming calls
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Invite unlimited users to share
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Free instant activation Just install the app on your phone
Why use UK local numbers?
Establish a local presence
By using a local phone number, your business can establish a presence in a specific geographic area, such as a city or region. This can help to build trust and credibility with potential customers who prefer to do business with a local company.
Great for marketing
Local phone numbers can be used as a marketing tool to target customers in specific geographic locations. For example, a business could use different local phone numbers in different cities to track the effectiveness of its marketing campaigns.
More affordable for you and your customers
Local phone numbers are more affordable for the business than freephone numbers or long-distance numbers. As many phone service providers offer affordable packages that include local phone numbers, the customer can sometimes save money too.
A reliable choice for businesses
Overall, using a local phone number can help UK businesses to establish a local presence, build trust with customers, save money on phone bills, and target customers in specific geographic locations.
The easy way to share local numbers with your team
Chalkboard gives you all the business calling and messaging features you need, without a phone system.
Text and call as a team with shared or private UK local numbers. Flexible and simple.
No contracts, no phone system, no SIM cards, and no configuration. Just install the app and go!
Including missed call auto-reply, working hours, templates, and much more...
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It's the easy way for your team to text and call together without the hassle and complexity of a phone system!
FAQs: UK local numbers
Is it expensive to get a local number for my business?
We work hard to make our pricing affordable, all-inclusive, and simple to understand. We have some of the best pricing available.
Can a Chalkboard local phone number be used for calls & SMS?
Yes, after you've chosen your number, it's setup instantly and can be used for making and receiving calls, and sending/receiving SMS.
Do I have to be based locally to use the number?
No, you can be anywhere within the country, or even out of the country! You can also buy multiple area codes to cover all the local areas that your business operates in.
Are local numbers only for larger businesses?
Chalkboard serves small businesses (just 1 person), right up to large teams and entire large businesses. Our flexible pricing makes it suitable for any business, large or small.
Can I get DDI (direct dial) local numbers?
Yes, once you've added a number, you can either assign a single person (you or another member of the team), or add many people to a single number.
Where a single team member is assigned to a number, they operate just like a direct dial number.
