05 Numbers - FYI

[#1]

My bank (Santander) recently gave me an 05 number to call them on saying that charges are at local rates.
Presuming this to be the same as an 01,02, 03 I called them twice only to find I incurred charges of over £2.
So, beware, 05 numbers are not treated the same as other local charge numbers.
This isn't a gripe with PN by the way.

[#2]

Having had a look on bt & PN call charge lists, 05 numbers seem to be about 5p per minute.
Might be worth having a look here: http://www.saynoto0870.com/companysearch.php for an alternative.

[#3]

In my experience calls to 0500 are treated like 0800 / 0808 and are free from a Plusnet landline (as with BT). That said I cannot see in Plusnet's tariff list any mention of 0800, 0808 or 0500.
For other 05xx numbers:
Look up number in BT's list to find out category of number. http://www.bt.com/pricing/current/Call_Charges_boo/0025_d0e5.htm#0025-d0e5
Then find out Plusnet's charges for that category of call. http://www.plus.net/residential/tariffs/homephone.html (e.g. g6, g21)
And folks complain that fuel billing is complicated!

[#4]

The number I was given starts 05511

[#5]

As I said, 5p per minute 

[#6]

bazzer - I presume this call was made before your migration to Plusnet, or from an account that isn't associated with your Forum username? I had a look to see if I could find the call (so I can trace the pricing band applied to it) and can't see any 05x numbers dialled from your line.