What is the convention for presenting phone numbers on business stationery?
Considerable benefit can be obtained from consistent forms of number presentation. Recommended formats for ten-digit numbers are: 01AB CDE XXXX – 01 range with seven-digit local dialling 01ABC DEX XXX – 01 range with six-digit local dialling 02A BCDE XXXX – 02 range with eight-digit local dialling 0SABC DEX XXX – general use without local dialling If appropriate the national dialling codes may have brackets inserted preceding the local numbers: (0SAB) CDE XXXX, (0SA) BCDE XXXX and (0SABC) DEX XXX The International code for the UK can be included with a ‘+’ sign in front indicating that the caller has to also predial the local country’s international access exchange i.e.
