Check unknown UK numbers with recent reports from across London, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh and more. Learn from others and share your experience.
Unsure about a UK caller? Find fresh community reports to judge unknown calls or texts. In London, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh or Glasgow you’ll see legitimate callbacks (banks, clinics, deliveries) alongside waves of automated or misleading contacts. Area codes like 020, 0161, 0121, 0131 are not reliable for location due to portability/VoIP — use them as context, not proof.
What to do: if unsure, return calls via the official number on the company site/app, check in‑app notices, and don’t share one‑time codes. Use device filters/blocks and, if available, carrier tools (EE, O2, Vodafone, Three). Share a short factual note here so others can decide faster.
Bare interessert i å ta penga dine, viser ingen hensyn til folks fritid. Unwated ringing som plager de fleste.
Det hadde vært kjekt om man kunne reservere seg mot markedsundersøkelser på samme måte som telefon-salg, men du skjønner det er ganske irriterende.
De ringer sporadisk og legger på umiddelbart!
Plutselig, mens vi nøt en fersk kanelbolle, ringte en ukjent linje. Vi ignorerte den, men den ødela den hyggelige stunden. Kaffen var fortsatt god, men ble kald etter den lange ringingen. Vi tente PC-en for å slå opp nummeret før vi bestemte oss for å svare. Da vi endelig tok telefonen, ble vi lagt på! Så frekt!
Får kveldsoppringingar som ofte er tull, og dei ringer sjølv om du har blokkert, mate.
Unwanted cold calls are a nuisance.
User suggests being cautious
User warns to be cautious
Seems to be PPI spam.
Dette er ein PPI‑svindel.
Caller identified as PPI.
The line keeps ringing; better not answer.
I have no idea who owns this number.
Dette er spam
Det er svært irriterende.
User describes it as safe.
They keep dialing daily until I finally blocked the number and recievd no peace.
Called and promptly terminated the call
It seemed to me that this practice was illegal now – unsolicited telemarketing.
De hevdet å ringe fra et selskap på vegne av O2 og ønsket informasjon om min nåværende avtale, med en utenlandsk aksent.
Avoid calling back the unknown number. Use the official number (site/app) and watch for in‑app messages or emails.
Delivery updates, clinic callbacks and 2FA codes; also periods of robocalls, tax/bank impersonation or pushy sales.
Caller type, purpose, time, and cues (e.g., pressure, urgency, payment requests). Keep it short and useful for others.
EE, O2, Vodafone and Three; many users refer to their spam filters and block lists.