:) Hi there,
Does anybody know where/how we can do reverse look ups on UK phone numbers?

Do you mean something like the following;
http://www.brainstorm.co.uk/uk_std_code_search.htm

you place in the area code and it will give you the locations of it..

Hope that helps anyway :)

Craig

I think reverse phone directories are illegal in the UK.

Try 192.com, they use to do it

Rus

Originally posted by Craig
Do you mean something like the following;
http://www.brainstorm.co.uk/uk_std_code_search.htm

you place in the area code and it will give you the locations of it..

Hope that helps anyway :)

Craig Thanks Craig, however what I need is something that I can enter the complete phone number and the results shown will be the name and address that the number goes with.

Originally posted by brendandonhuI think reverse phone directories are illegal in the UK.I had a feeling that might be the case.

Originally posted by jvdsTry 192.com, they use to do it
Tried them, don't think they do it any more.

Thanks guys but does anyone else know for sure if it's possible or illegal in the UK?

Have you tried putting the phone number into google?

Rus

There is a product known as "UK-Info Disk" by ICD Publishing that should do what you need.

There was a Russian product available a few years back that did this. The name of which escapes me now. Obviously, this version would be fairly defunct now with the number changes that have occured in the past few years in the UK.

Having said this, it is illegal in the UK.

Kevin

Why don't you try calling it to find out? If its an 0208 number and you at least know their surname, then I'll find out for you!

Joe

:) Thanks guys for all your input, just to clarify this is not just for one number we want to use this as part of our fraud screening, so it will be something we will be using a lot and it realy needs to be reverse look up so we can tie the name and address to it, so simply calling the number would not provide us with the info we requirer as the person on the other end could say they are any body at any address.

Originally posted by Shrill
There is a product known as "UK-Info Disk" by ICD Publishing that should do what you need. Thanks Shrill, that is the type of thing we need however it realy needs to be live/dynamic so it is up to date.

Its illegal, don't try.

just look at the number codes, you can tell where its from,

e.g. 0207 -> Central London
0208 -> Greater London
etc

It is definately ILLEGAL, who would have privacy if someone could get your number and find out where you live?

It's not illegal, but there is a warning (on the left hand side) that comes with the product.

http://www.192.com/products.cfm?icdaction=details&item_id=39

Its not illegal unless their number is ex-directory....thats why the thompson local lists everyones number, name, street.

Originally posted by Shrill
It's not illegal, but there is a warning (on the left hand side) that comes with the product.

http://www.192.com/products.cfm?icdaction=details&item_id=39

Its not illegal, but 192 info disk is effectively the electrol role.

Most of you would have noticed in the UK (if you have moved in the past 2 years) that you now have to tick an extra box to appear on what is called the "edited electrol role" this information is now optional and the edited role is what 192 is now based on.

Only registered credit check agencies etc will have access to the full electrol role.