How do I withhold my telephone number?

Withholding your telephone number means that it won’t be displayed to the person you’re calling.

You can ask us to permanently withhold your number, or you can choose to withhold it yourself on a call-by-call basis.

On individual calls, just dial 141 before the telephone number you want to call.
If you want to withhold your number on all of your calls permanently, please call us.

If you choose to withhold your number on all calls, you might want to release it if you're calling your doctor or a business. Some of them won't accept a call if the number's withheld. You can do this by entering 1470 before the number you wish to call.

Both services are free of charge.

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