The versions of the OFTEL Specified Numbering Scheme dated 20 November 2000 and 13 December 2000 include designations that potentially pave the way for renumbering to 8-digit numbers.
However, no formal announcements have yet been made regarding renumbering in these areas, and OFTEL have indicated that no changes will take place without public consulation, so please do not assume that that renumbering will take place as indicated, or, indeed, at all.
DE code(s)
20 01361 Duns, 01578 Lauder 21 01290 Cumnock 22 23 24 01671 Newton Stewart * 25 01289 Berwick-on-Tweed * #, 01890 Coldstream/Ayton # 26 01324 Falkirk 27 28 29 01387 Dumfries/Langholm * 30 01556 Castle Douglas * 31 01501 Harthill 32 01461 Annan 33 34 35 01292 Ayr 36 01721 Peebles *, 01875 Tranent 37 38 39 01389 Dumbarton 40 01368 Dunbar 41 01721 Peebles * 42 01465 Girvan 43 01475 Greenock 44 01576 Lockerbie 45 01505 Johnstone 46 01581 New Luce 47 01620 North Berwick 48 01644 New Galloway 49 01655 Maybole, 01671 Newton Stewart * 50 (see notes below) 51 01236 Coatbridge 52 01289 Berwick-on-Tweed * # 53 54 55 01387 Dumfries/Langholm *, 01556 Castle Douglas * 56 57 01864 Abington 58 59 01573 Kelso, 01835 St Boswells * 60 01896 Galashiels 61 01555 Lanark, 01848 Thornhill * 62 01357 East Kilbride 63 64 01560 Moscow *, 01563 Kilmarnock 65 66 0141 Glasgow (for 6xx xxxx numbers?) 67 0141 Glasgow (for 7xx xxxx numbers?) 68 0141 Glasgow (for 8xx xxxx numbers?) 69 0141 Glasgow (for 9xx xxxx numbers?) 70 0141 Glasgow 71 0141 Glasgow 72 0141 Glasgow (for 2xx xxxx numbers?) 73 0141 Glasgow (for 3xx xxxx numbers?) 74 0141 Glasgow (for 4xx xxxx numbers?) 75 0141 Glasgow (for 5xx xxxx numbers?) 76 01988 Wigtown 77 01450 Hawick *, 01750 Selkirk 78 01835 St Boswells* 79 01506 Bathgate 80 0131 Edinburgh 81 0131 Edinburgh (see also notes below) 82 0131 Edinburgh (for 2xx xxxx numbers?) (see also notes below) 83 0131 Edinburgh (for 3xx xxxx numbers?) (see also notes below) 84 0131 Edinburgh (for 4xx xxxx numbers?) (see also notes below) 85 0131 Edinburgh (for 5xx xxxx numbers?) (see also notes below) 86 0131 Edinburgh (for 6xx xxxx numbers?) (see also notes below) 87 0131 Edinburgh (for 7xx xxxx numbers?) (see also notes below) 88 0131 Edinburgh (see also notes below) 89 0131 Edinburgh 90 01387 Dumfries/Langholm *, 01683 Moffat 91 01355 East Kilbride 92 01692 Motherwell 93 94 01294 Ardrossan 95 01450 Hawick * 96 97 01848 Thornhill * 98 01560 Moscow * 99 (not available)
Notes:
There appears to be something "special" enivisaged with regard to DE digits 50 & 81-88 inclusive:
50 (designated in all(?) code areas in Scotland where 50 not already allocated) 81 (designated in all(?) code areas in Scotland where 81 not already allocated) 82 (designated in all(?) code areas in Scotland where 82 not already allocated) 83 (designated in all(?) code areas in Scotland where 83 not already allocated) 84 (designated in all(?) code areas in Scotland where 84 not already allocated) 85 (designated in all(?) code areas in Scotland where 85 not already allocated) 86 (designated in all(?) code areas in Scotland where 86 not already allocated) 87 (designated in all(?) code areas in Scotland where 87 not already allocated) 88 (designated in all(?) code areas in Scotland where 88 not already allocated)
* These number groups appear twice or more in the list, presumably reflecting alternative options of renumbering the groups separately, or of "combining" the groups. "DE" blocks already in use in any of the areas potentially to be combined have been "protected" in the others.
# These number groups were also included in the earlier North East England scheme (with *diffferent* "DE digits designated!).