Keep your UK number. Leave the SIM behind.
Going abroad for a while, moving to a work phone, or giving up a second SIM? Park the number with us. Every text sent to it lands in your email, and you can take it back whenever you like.
£39 a year per number. Port out free, any time.
Parked
07700 900123
Since 12 September. Texts forward to you@example.com
Your bank
Your one-time code is 482 910. It expires in 10 minutes.
NHS login
Your NHS login security code is 118 202.
Your dentist
Reminder: check-up on Thu 24 Sep at 10:15. Reply C to cancel.
Do it before you go
You need the old SIM once, to get the PAC. After that the number looks after itself.
- 1
Get your PAC
Text PAC to 65075 from the SIM you are leaving. The code arrives within a minute and lasts 30 days.
- 2
Pick the day we take over
Enter the number, the PAC and a date up to 30 days ahead. The morning you leave works well: your old SIM keeps working until then.
- 3
Read your texts in email
From that day, every text to the number reaches your inbox within seconds. Nothing to top up, no SIM to keep charged.
What a parked number does
It receives. That is the deal that keeps it cheap, and it is worth being clear about the other half.
- Receives every text, one-time codes included
- Stays registered to you for as long as you keep it parked
- Works from anywhere, because it lives in your email rather than a handset
- Ports out free whenever you want it back
- Make calls or send texts
- Answer when someone rings: callers hear the switched-off message
- Register with WhatsApp, which needs a number on a phone network
One price, per number
Long stay if you know you will be away a while. Short stay if you are not sure yet. Move between them whenever you like, and park more than one number on the same account.
Park a numberParked Mobile
Pay and display
- Long stay
- £39 a year
- Short stay
- £4.50 a month
- Per number, with nothing else to pay
- Port in free, port out free
- Cancel any time
It stays yours
If a payment fails, the number stays live while we get in touch. We never release a parked number without reaching you first.
Porting out is free and never blocked, even if your payment has lapsed. Your number is not a hostage.
Run by Clyde Works Limited in Glasgow, on UK numbering where Ofcom guarantees your right to move a number.
Questions people ask first
- Will my bank notice?
- No. The number does not change, so nothing on your accounts needs updating. Codes arrive as texts and forward to your email.
- How long can I park for?
- As long as you like. A pay-as-you-go SIM gets recycled after 180 days of silence. A parked number has no such clock.
- What if I forget to renew?
- The number stays live while we email you. We never release a parked number without reaching you first.
- How do I get it back?
- Request a PAC from your account and give it to any UK network. It is free and usually completes the next working day.