Directory A–Z - Scotland - page 971

Dialling out of the UK The international access code is 00; dial this, then add the code of
the country you wish to dial.
Making a reverse-charge (collect) international call Dial 155 for the operator. It's an
expensive option, but not for the caller.
Area codes in Scotland Begin with 01xxx, eg Edinburgh 0131, Wick 01955.
Directory Assistance There are several numbers; 118500 is one.
Mobile phones Codes usually begin with 07.
Free calls Numbers starting with 0800 are free; calls to 0845 numbers are charged at local
rates.

Time
Scotland is on GMT/UTC. The clocks go forward for 'summer time' one hour at the end
of March, and go back at the end of October. The 24-hour clock is used for transport
timetables, but plenty of folk still struggle to get the hang of it.

Time difference between Scotland & maj or cities
Paris, Berlin, Rome1hr ahead of Scotland

New York 5hr behind

Sydney 9hr ahead Apr-Sep, 10hr Oct, 11hr Nov-Mar

Los Angeles 8hr behind

Mumbai 5½hr ahead, 4½hr Mar-Oct

Tokyo 9hr ahead, 8hr Mar-Oct

Tourist Information
The Scottish Tourist Board, known as VisitScotland ( 0845-225 5121;
www.visitscotland.com ; Ocean Point One, 94 Ocean Dr) , deals with inquiries made by
post, email and telephone. You can request, online and by phone, for regional brochures
be posted out to you.
Most larger towns have tourist offices ('information centres') that open 9am or 10am to
5pm Monday to Friday, and on weekends in summer. In small places, particularly in the
Highlands, tourist offices only open from Easter to September.
If you want to email a tourist office, it's [e-mail].