No I don't...
If you're a genuine Londoner then it's 0207 or 0208, always has and always will be (until they change them again). Anyone who says '020 (pause) 7*** ****' is a fool. A fool I tell you.
( Albert Marshmallow is a completely irredeemable cunt, Fri 4 Sep 2009, 12:10, 3 replies)

Er, no...
See this page:

020 area code on Wikipedia
(har mar supermarket, Fri 4 Sep 2009, 13:05, closed)

You don't get it..
its not about whatever the official line is, if you're a genuine Londoner, then you'll have been brought up on 01 *** ****, then 081 / 071 *** ****, then 0181 / 0171 *** **** and finally 0207 / 0208 - London numbers are 7 digits, broken down into batches of 3 then four respectively.

Its about the rythym and the alleteration of how you say the number...0207 635 4184...anything else is quite frankly wrong. Whatever your wikipedia says.
( Albert Marshmallow is a completely irredeemable cunt, Fri 4 Sep 2009, 13:22, closed)

Except...
Since 22 April 2000, London numbers have been 8 digits long.
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Fri 4 Sep 2009, 13:41, closed)

Genuine Londoner speaking
And it's 020 7*******

As well as the wikipedia page above, there's proof in the fact that if you're in London, and calling another London number, you can drop the 020 but you can't drop the 7 or 8.
Oh, and there's some official proof here - www.ofcom.org.uk/consumer/2009/08/phone-numbers/#video

In terms of calling Parliament, since it was mentioned above and since I've worked there, you'll find the switchboard very helpful and most importantly very human. Call them rather than the Commons Information Office line if you know the name of the person you want to contact. Their number isn't a secret:
www.parliament.uk/directories/directories31.cfm
(annexed, Fri 4 Sep 2009, 13:23, closed)

You do it your way...
and I'll do it my way. This is by far the most inane argument I've ever won.
( Albert Marshmallow is a completely irredeemable cunt, Fri 4 Sep 2009, 13:25, closed)

For very small values of "won"
That is.
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Fri 4 Sep 2009, 13:35, closed)

You're wrong there
If you are in an 0208 area, like me, you can phone other numbers without the 0208 and get through, which I have done.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 4 Sep 2009, 15:47, closed)

I call bullshit
Are you claiming you can make local calls by only dialling seven digits?
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Fri 4 Sep 2009, 23:55, closed)

Our mileage must vary
In my eyes, anybody who writes 0207 xxx xxxx is a fool, and if it's a business, my usual thought is that they're clearly not bothered about attention to detail.
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Fri 4 Sep 2009, 13:44, closed)

Why?
Which ever way you dial it...you'll still connect to the person you called. Its about how you say it. And I'm right.
( Albert Marshmallow is a completely irredeemable cunt, Fri 4 Sep 2009, 16:43, closed)

Whichever way you dial it?
The bit before the first space is the STD code. You don't need to dial it if it's the same as yours. If your number is 020 7890 1234 and you want to dial 020 3456 7890, you can dial either 3456 7890 or 020 3456 7890.

If you think your number is 0208 901 2345 and you think your friend's is 0208 765 4321, ringing 765 4321 isn't going to get you very far.
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Fri 4 Sep 2009, 23:48, closed)