BT. 1571 is BT's landline voicemail service - dial it from your own line to hear messages. We verified this against the operator's own published information on 13 August 2026; the sources are linked on this page.

I got a text from a short code I do not recognise – what should I do?

Do not tap any link in it and do not reply unless you are certain who the sender is. If it is marketing from a company you know, replying STOP to the short code shown in the message opts you out free. If it is unsolicited, forward it to 7726 free of charge and delete it - replying to an unknown sender only confirms your number is live.

1571 – Who Runs It, What It Costs & Is It Safe?

Q: Is 1571 free?

Chargeable – check your plan. BT notes that calling 1571 can lead to a chargeable call and that a facility fee applies to the call set-up attempt; outgoing call barring option 1 blocks it for that reason.

Q: Is 1571 a scam number?

No. Voicemail is a known scam vector: fake 'you have a voicemail' texts and emails lead to phishing pages. Your voicemail is on your phone line, not behind a link.

Short code: 1571
Type: Short dial code
Operated by: BT
Cost: Chargeable – check your plan
Category: Landline network codes
Verified: 13 August 2026

What 1571 is for

1571 answers calls when your line is busy or nobody picks up, and stores the message for you to collect by dialling 1571 from the same line.

1471 still updates when 1571 takes a call that rang out - but not when 1571 picks up because the line was busy.

Some social alarm and burglar alarm equipment is not compatible with 1571; BT advises checking with your supplier.

What it costs

Chargeable – check your plan. BT notes that calling 1571 can lead to a chargeable call and that a facility fee applies to the call set-up attempt; outgoing call barring option 1 blocks it for that reason.

Call 1571 — how it works

Dial 1571 from your own BT line to listen to messages.
If you use call barring, note that option 1 blocks 1571.

Is 1571 safe, and is it spoofed?

Voicemail is a known scam vector: fake 'you have a voicemail' texts and emails lead to phishing pages. Your voicemail is on your phone line, not behind a link.

If a text or call is trying to rush you, threaten you, or get a password, one-time code or payment out of you, it is a scam whatever number it shows. Read our guide to the UK number ranges scammers use and how to spot a smishing text, and forward anything suspicious free to 7726.

Where this came from

We do not guess short codes. Every entry in this directory was checked against the organisation that runs the code, or against gov.uk or the regulator:

Checked against these sources on 13 August 2026. Short codes and their charges do change — if the operator’s page now says something different, believe the operator.

Checking an ordinary number instead

Short codes are not in Ofcom’s numbering data — only full UK numbers are. If it is a normal 01, 02, 03, 07, 08 or 09 number you want to identify, put it into the phone number checker and you will get its type, its area and the provider Ofcom allocated the range to.

Other UK short codes

1471 · Find out the last number that called 141 · Withhold your number for one call 1470 · Release your number for one call 7726 · Report spam texts and scam calls 60599 · Report a suspicious HMRC text message 61016 · British Transport Police non-emergency reporting

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1571 — BT landline voicemail