- WhatsApp calls are costing Britons up to £18 for a four-minute call outside EU
- Consumer champions Which? found loading a single webpage in Turkey cost £10
- Government is now facing calls to end mobile fees outside of Europe after Brexit
Britons are being stung with roaming charges as high as £18 for four-minute Whatsapp calls, it has been revealed.
Consumer champions Which? also found globetrotters face eye-watering phone bills of up to £500 for taking calls.
And a four-minute WhatsApp call in Canada cost £18, while loading a single webpage in Turkey cost £10.20.
Which? has now renewed calls for the Government to use post-Brexit trade deals to scrap mobile fees across the rest of the world.
Consumer champions Which? also found globetrotters face eye-watering phone bills of up to £500 for taking calls
British residents do get free roaming while travelling throughout the EU.
But there is no similar agreement elsewhere in the world and ministers are being urged to ensure holidaymakers receive free roaming in non-EU countries.
Chief executive Peter Vicary-Smith said: ‘We know people value free roaming while they travel in the EU, so it is vital that this agreement is maintained.
The Government are facing renewed calls to end roaming fees abroad after they were scrapped for all of Europe
But there is no similar agreement elsewhere in the world and ministers are being urged to ensure holidaymakers receive free roaming in non-EU countries
‘Government has a real opportunity to extend the benefit of free roaming for people visiting countries worldwide following Brexit, and should make the ability to “Roam Like at Home” a feature for future trade deals with non-EU countries.
‘Doing so would be a clear indication of how the Government intends to deliver a Brexit that puts consumers first’.
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