How to remove yourself from 118 118 (The Number UK)
- Holder
- The Number UK Limited (4352737), 5th Floor, 1 Capital Quarter, Tyndall St, Cardiff CF10 4BZ
- How you come off
- Erasure request by emailyou send it, we time it
- They may ask for
- Nothing beyond the name and address they already hold.
- Legal deadline
- 30 days · UK GDPR Art.17 (erasure) and Art.21 (objection to direct marketing - absolute right)
- Re-lists
- Yes — refreshes from operator data. We re-check every 120 days.
- Time it takes
- About ten minutesthey usually act within 30 days
- Last verified
- 7 September 2026
- Difficulty
- Medium
How to get removed
- Send a UK GDPR Art. 17 erasure request to dpo@118118.com. We write it for you, ready to send — it goes from your own address, so their reply comes straight to you.
- Typically 30 days to take effect. The legal deadline is 30 days either way - we count it and tell you the day it lapses.
- Expect to be relisted: refreshes from operator data. We re-check every 120 days.
Holds name, address, listed phone number.
Why you come back
Most people-search sites keep buying fresh public records, and 118 118 (The Number UK) is one of them — refreshes from operator data. A removed listing can reappear months later under a new URL. The reliable fix is cutting off the source where you can — in the UK that is the open electoral register — and re-checking on a schedule.
Opt-out processes change. If a step no longer matches what you see, tell us and we’ll update it.