I'm from the UK and I can confirm that I am billed for the number I dialed not any forwarding endpoint. If I am inside the UK and I dial a landline (starting 01, 02 or 03) it will usually be included in my monthly contract allowance.
It's regulated by the UK regulator OFCOM. They publish a list of number prefixes and the maximum costs that can be incurred:
Some of those costs are high, but they are published, and capped. There are no surprises here.
There are a couple of myths that circulate endlessly in this country that:
i) You can receive a call from a scammer who prompts you to 'press 1' to be connected to an agent, and if you press 1 you're dialing a premium number and can incur large costs. This is impossible, inbound calls in the UK are not billable, nor can inbound calls count against any inclusive minutes on a contract.
ii) You can dial a cheap-looking number but the call is forwarded to an international or premium-rate destination and you can incur large costs. This is impossible, you can only be billed for the number you dialed, any onward forwarding costs would be incurred by the owner of the number you initally dialed.
It's regulated by the UK regulator OFCOM. They publish a list of number prefixes and the maximum costs that can be incurred:
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-telecoms-and-internet/advice...
Some of those costs are high, but they are published, and capped. There are no surprises here.
There are a couple of myths that circulate endlessly in this country that:
i) You can receive a call from a scammer who prompts you to 'press 1' to be connected to an agent, and if you press 1 you're dialing a premium number and can incur large costs. This is impossible, inbound calls in the UK are not billable, nor can inbound calls count against any inclusive minutes on a contract.
ii) You can dial a cheap-looking number but the call is forwarded to an international or premium-rate destination and you can incur large costs. This is impossible, you can only be billed for the number you dialed, any onward forwarding costs would be incurred by the owner of the number you initally dialed.