Dialling 0300 on Virgin Media – A Closer Look!
If you’re curious about the cost of dialling a 0300 number when you’re on Virgin Media, here’s the current situation as of 2025.
Virgin Media treats 0300 calls just like calls to standard UK numbers (01/02). That means your calls to 0300 will usually fall under your regular call allowance (if you have one).
Here’s how it generally works now:
- For pay-monthly or contract customers: Calls to 0300 numbers come out of your inclusive minutes. If you exhaust your allowance, the cost becomes 50p per minute.
- For pay-as-you-go (PAYG) users: The rate depends on your particular tariff. For example, on certain PAYG plans “Big Talk” might be free within your call bundle, but beyond that or on other PAYG plans the charge is ≈ 35p per minute.
- A caveat: calls outside your bundle are billed per minute (with a minimum 1 minute charge in many cases).
So in 2025, whether your 0300 call costs you depends heavily on whether you’re on a plan with inclusive minutes or you’re paying per-use.
Example Scenarios
Here are some illustrative calls to help you understand costs under different circumstances:
| Call Duration | Your Virgin Type | Cost | Notes |
| 3 minutes | Under contract, within inclusive minutes | £0.00 | No extra charge |
| 10 minutes | Contract, allowance spent | £5.00 | 10 × 50p |
| 5 minutes | PAYG, beyond free quota | £1.75 | 5 × 35p |
| 2 minutes | PAYG “Big Talk” within allowance | £0.00 | Covered by bundle |
Important Things to Bear in Mind
- Always check your plan’s fine print — your contract might include call time, or you might get cheaper rates outside peak times.
- Virgin Media’s landline bundles often bundle “Talk” add-ons or unlimited plans, which may include 0300 calls under broader call coverage.
- Ofcom rules require that 03 numbers must be charged no more than 01/02 calls, so you won’t ever pay more for an 0300 than for a geographic call.
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