Leicestershire · 0116
AI receptionist for businesses in Leicester
Every call to your Leicester business answered, day or night, on the 0116 number your customers already use. It books appointments into your real calendar, takes orders and messages, and tells you what happened — from £24.99 a month, with a 14-day free trial and no card.
Local note: King Richard III was reburied in Leicester Cathedral in 2015 after his remains were found under a city car park.
Leicester at a glance
- County
- Leicestershire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Country
- England, United Kingdom
- Dialling code
- 0116
- Time zone
- Europe/London
- Billed in
- Pounds sterling (£)
- City status
- Yes
Keep your 0116 number
Nothing to port. Set your existing 0116 line to forward to your Silux Voice number — every call, or only when you’re busy or don’t pick up — and callers in Leicester keep dialling the number on your van, sign or website. Prefer a fresh number? Silux Call, our phone service, allocates one for you.
The copper switch-off and your 0116 line
BT and Openreach are retiring the old copper phone network (PSTN), moving UK landlines to digital, with the switch-off due to complete by January 2027. If your Leicester business still has a traditional landline or ISDN, you will need to move — and it is a good moment to put a receptionist on the number at the same time. You keep your 0116 number either way.
What the switch-off means for your business →Holidays: England has eight bank holidays a year, including Easter Monday and the late-May and August bank holidays. Set your own closures and it tells callers you’re shut rather than booking them in.
Ready-made for Leicester trades
Start from a setup written for your line of work — its departments, and the things it must never say — then change what you like.
Manufacturing & Factories
Production stoppages escalated in seconds, orders and goods-in handled without a human.
E-commerce & Retail
Order and returns questions answered without a queue.
Restaurants & Hospitality
Bookings taken at the busiest moment, allergies handled carefully.
Logistics & Transport
Drivers, deliveries and customers, all triaged before anyone picks up.
What it does on every call
Takes phone orders — even for things not on the menu
Takes takeaway, shop and repeat-prescription orders on the call; anything not on your list is noted as a special request for you to confirm.
Learn more →You choose what it says when it doesn’t know
Carry on honestly, promise a callback, take a message, or transfer — your choice, in your words.
Learn more →Your menu and prices, typed — with a sold-out switch
Quotes only prices you’ve typed in, never ones guessed from your website; one tap marks an item sold out.
Learn more →Pricing for Leicester businesses
In pounds. Start with a 14-day free trial — 30 minutes of answering, no card. No setup fee, no contract, cancel any time.
Starter
£24.99/mo
250 minutes included
Growth
£49.99/mo
600 minutes included
Professional
£99.99/mo
1400 minutes included
Annual billing is 10 months for 12. Full pricing
Questions from Leicester
Do I have to change my 0116 phone number?
Yes. You forward calls from your existing 0116 number to your Silux Voice number — every call, or only when you are busy or don’t answer — so customers in Leicester keep ringing the number they already know. Nothing has to be ported. If you would rather have a new number, Silux Call, our phone service, allocates one for you.
Is there a ready-made setup for my kind of Leicester business?
Any business that takes calls. There are ready-made setups for Manufacturing & Factories, E-commerce & Retail, Restaurants & Hospitality, Logistics & Transport and more, each with the departments and rules that trade needs.
Does it follow Leicester opening hours and bank holidays?
You set your opening hours and holiday closures, and it answers accordingly on Europe/London time. England has eight bank holidays a year, including Easter Monday and the late-May and August bank holidays.
Does the PSTN switch-off affect my Leicester business?
If you still have a copper landline or ISDN, yes — the UK switch-off is due to complete by January 2027. Your 0116 number moves with you to a digital line, and can forward to your receptionist from day one.
Anything particular about Leicester?
King Richard III was reburied in Leicester Cathedral in 2015 after his remains were found under a city car park. Your receptionist can be told about local landmarks, parking and directions in its knowledge base, so it gives callers the same answer your team would.
How much does it cost for a business in Leicester?
From £24.99 a month (Starter, 250 minutes); Growth is £49.99 and Professional £99.99. Try it free for 14 days first — no card.
Do I need to meet someone locally in Leicester to set it up?
No — Silux Voice has no local offices. It is set up online in minutes with a guided planner, you test it in a chat before going live, and it answers for Leicester businesses the same way it does everywhere.
Near Leicester
Hear it answer your 0116 line
Set it up in minutes, test it in a chat, then forward your number when you’re happy.