United Kingdom travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers
Before you visit United Kingdom: travel advice level, plug type G, 230V, emergency 112, currency GBP.
Travel advice (UK FCDO)
No UK advice page
⚠️ This is the UK government’s assessment. Rules for your passport (visa, entry) can be different — check your own government’s official travel advice too.
CapitalLondon
CurrencyGBP
LanguagesEnglish
Calling code+44
Emergency numbers112 · 999
Plug typesType G
Voltage230 V
Driving sideLeft
Population67M