07 · UK mobile
UK virtual mobile numbers (07)
A real UK 07 number with no SIM card. Hand it out for work, keep your personal mobile private, and forward every call to the phone you already carry. No second handset, no dual-SIM, no contract.
// the short answer
A UK virtual mobile number is a real 07 number that isn’t tied to a SIM card. Calls to it are forwarded to whatever phone you choose, so you can hand out a mobile number for work without giving out your personal one — and without carrying a second handset or a dual-SIM phone.
Last reviewed September 2026
Why a virtual mobile number
Keep your own number private
Put the 07 number on the van, the website and the quote. Your personal mobile stays personal — and stays yours if you ever sell the business.
No SIM, no second handset
There is nothing to insert and no dual-SIM phone to buy. The number forwards to the phone already in your pocket.
Customers expect a mobile
For trades, delivery and field work, an 07 number reads as someone who actually answers. A landline can read as an office nobody is sitting in.
Switch off at 6pm
Opening-hours rules send out-of-hours callers to voicemail instead of your phone, so a work number stops following you home.
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Pick your 07 number
Choose one from live availability above. No SIM swap or engineer visit to arrange.
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Point it at your phone
Forward to your mobile, a landline or the whole team, with ring order and opening-hours rules.
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Start taking calls
Answer on the phone you already own, with voicemail-to-email and recording built in.
// what it is, and isn’t
It is a real 07 number
It dials and displays like any UK mobile, and callers pay their usual rate for a UK mobile call.
It is not a SIM
There is no data allowance and nothing goes in a phone. It forwards calls to a phone you already have.
Forwarding to a mobile at 7p/min
The £4.99/mo entry plan holds the 07 number and includes 50 voicemail minutes, with no included forwarding minutes. Standard UK mobile forwards are billed from calling credit; the £9.99/mo Mobile plan includes forwarding minutes for busier lines, and calls you answer in the LineHQ app don’t use them.
Not for 999 calls
Like any forwarded virtual number, treat it as a business line rather than your emergency phone. Keep a normal mobile or landline for 999.
Common questions
What is a virtual mobile number?
A real UK 07 mobile number that isn’t attached to a SIM card. Calls to it are forwarded over the internet to a phone you already own, so you can publish a mobile number for your business without handing out your personal one.
Do I need a second phone or a dual-SIM handset?
No. That’s the point of a virtual mobile number — there is no SIM to insert. Calls ring the phone you already carry, and you can change where they ring at any time without swapping hardware.
Can I keep the number if I change mobile provider?
Yes. The number belongs to your LineHQ account, not to a mobile contract, so switching your own mobile provider or handset makes no difference to it.
Is it the same as a normal mobile number to the person calling?
Yes — it is a genuine UK 07 number and dials and displays exactly like any other. Callers pay their normal rate for calling a UK mobile.
Can it forward to my mobile?
Yes. Pay As You Go starts at £4.99/mo and forwards to standard UK mobiles at 7p/min, with no included forwarding minutes. Plans with forwarding minutes start at £9.99/mo.
How much does a virtual mobile number cost?
From £4.99/mo for the number itself with voicemail-to-email included. Pay As You Go forwarding is billed from calling credit at 5p/min to UK landlines or 7p/min to standard UK mobiles; plans with monthly forwarding minutes start at £9.99/mo.
// prefer a local number instead?
A local area code says you’re established in one place; an 07 says you answer wherever you are. Plenty of businesses run both.
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