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Lebara Mobile Using 0870.
Feb 9th, 2016 at 7:11pm
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I notice that Lebara continue to use a 0870 number for Customer Service. 

"http://www.lebara.co.uk/contactus "

They do supply a short code for mobile user,s and a geographical number for callers from outside UK.But not a lot of good if you have lost your mobile,or you need to call them from a UK landline.

Well over a year has passed since the Consumer Contracts Regulations outlawed the use of such numbers for customer service purposes. Surprised that they are allowed to continue to getaway with it. 

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Re: Lebara Mobile Using 0870.
Reply #1 - Feb 9th, 2016 at 10:58pm
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Breaches of the regulations can be reported to Trading Standards via the Citizen's Advice national Consumer Helpline on 0345 404 0506.

Presumably, no Lebara customers have bothered to make a complaint.


Numerous other landline and mobile providers are non-compliant.

The regulations are in place, but it needs a complaint to kick the process off.

  
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Reply #2 - Feb 10th, 2016 at 9:11am
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bigjohn wrote on Feb 9th, 2016 at 7:11pm:
I notice that Lebara continue to use a 0870 number for Customer Service. 

"http://www.lebara.co.uk/contactus "

They do supply a short code for mobile user,s and a geographical number for callers from outside UK.But not a lot of good if you have lost your mobile,or you need to call them from a UK landline.

Well over a year has passed since the Consumer Contracts Regulations outlawed the use of such numbers for customer service purposes. Surprised that they are allowed to continue to getaway with it. 



I am sure you are aware that you can use the geo number even from inside the UK  Wink

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Re: Lebara Mobile Using 0870.
Reply #3 - Feb 10th, 2016 at 9:17am
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The Lebara Mobile contact page, is very bad as well... 

Lets take a few examples: 

Out of the UK
If calling from abroad, please ring:
+44 (0207) 031-0791
  Good Luck ringing that number from outside the UK.... it won't work... it should be +44 20 7031 0791 (which IS the format further down).

Now lets look at the 0870 number which appears 3 times on that page: 

Customer services from a fixed line or other mobile phones - 0870 075 5588 - Standard service provider rates - No they don't.. it's 2p per minute plus the access charge as noted elsewhere on that page! 

And lastly: 
Voicemail from a fixed line      +447836121121. Calls charged at your service providers national rate .... How did they work that one out?  Surely it's charged at a rate set by your landline provider?  Huh

Not only am I raising a complaint regarding the continued use of the 0870 number but also about their conflicting information!  Sad
  

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Any comments made are my own and are not those of SayNoTo0870.com
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