In article ,
am (Exchange) wrote:

http://tinyurl.com/2q87fa
Type: 020
London has two codes 0207 and 0208

You're going to get mighty confused when you try to dial an 020 3xxx xxxx
number then!

Just one example of a London 0207 number being St Thomas's
hospital on South side of Westminster bridge opposite House of
Parliament:
http://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/vi...lstthomas.aspx

The number of people in London ignorant of their phone numbering system
never ceases to amaze me. And I work there.

The change was quite simple after all. London went back to one area code
again but with 8 digit local numbers. All the old ones had 7 or 8 added
to the front, depending on whether they were in the old 0171 or 0181
areas previously. Is that so very hard to grasp?

I wonder how much time is wasted by people in London dialling 11 digits
all the time instead of 8?

--
Colin Rosenstiel