Destination: BRITAIN
Essential Info PreTrip Essentials Customs/Money Communications   Post Offices   Telephones Hours/Holidays Health Driving Language National Transportation Offices to Serve You Abroad	TELEPHONES Public telephones are easy to find, although the traditional red booths are now rare in towns and cities. Use cash, a credit card or a prepaid telephone card; most phones accept coins and cards. Public telephones take 10p, 20p, 50p and £1 coins (20p is the minimum call charge), but if you put a higher-value coin in and do not use it all up the difference will not be refunded. Buy phone cards from tobacconists, post offices, stationery stores and any place displaying the phone card sign. Phoning in Britain All British numbers in this book include an area code: dial the number listed. To call the operator dial 100. Phoning Britain from abroad The country code for Britain is 44. British numbers in this book do not include the country code; you need to prefix it if you are phoning from another country. To phone Britain from the United States or Canada, omit the first zero from the British number, and add the prefix 011 44. Example: 011 2233 4455 becomes 011 44 11 2233 4455. Phoning from Britain To phone the United States or Canada from Britain, prefix the area code and number with 00 1. Example: (111) 222-3333 becomes 00 1 111 222-3333. To call international information dial 153. EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBERS Police 999 Fire service 999 Ambulance 999 Emergency calls are free from phone booths.	COUNTRY Introduction Things To Know Survival Guide TimeLine Essential Info REGION CITIES London Edinburgh Oxford York MAPS World Europe TRAVEL BOOK