How does your pricing compare to other answering services and Moneypenny?

At £39/mo (or £49/mo standalone), Pay Monthly Webs is up to 85% cheaper than traditional call bureaus like Moneypenny (which typically charge £150 to £350/month plus £1.80/min overages). It is 100% done-for-you with 15p/min overage and no 12-month lock-in contract.

24/7 UK AI Phone Receptionist • From £39/mo

Stop Losing
£3,000 Jobs to Voicemail

Q: How many minutes are included, and what if I go over?

Each plan includes 100 call minutes per month, which easily covers 60 to 80 missed calls every single month. If you ever exceed 100 minutes, extra minutes are billed at an honest, flat rate of just 15p per minute (£0.15), compared to traditional call centres charging £1.60 to £2.95 per minute.

Q: Can I cancel the AI Receptionist whenever I want?

Yes, absolutely. Our AI Receptionist service has no 12-month lock-in contract. It is a completely flexible, rolling monthly agreement that you can cancel anytime with 30 days notice with zero exit penalties.

Stop losing £3,000 jobs to voicemail. When you're up on scaffolding, driving on the motorway, or in the middle of an install, our friendly British AI receptionist answers your missed calls in 2 rings, qualifies the emergency or quote, and dispatches the booked lead to your phone in 10 seconds.

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Answers in 2 Rings 24/7/365 instant call pickup

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10-Second Lead Dispatch Full audio, transcript & summary

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Male & Female UK Voices Name your AI whatever you like

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£0 Today (7-Day Trial) Rolling monthly • No 12-mo tie-in

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Keep Your Mobile Number 15-Second Divert (Answer First) Cancel Anytime

Interactive Call Demo • 64s

Chris (UK Male AI Voice)

Listen to Our AI in Action 100% British

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Chris • British AI Receptionist (Male & Female Voices Available)

"Thanks for calling Apex Heating & Plumbing, this is Chris speaking. How can I help you with your heating or plumbing today?"

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10-Second Instant Lead Dispatch Sent to Engineer's Mobile & Google Calendar

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AI Voice Used Chris • UK Male (Custom Named)

Job Enquiry Boiler Leak & Full Combi Upgrade

Estimated Value £3,000 (Saved from Voicemail)

Status Appointment Booked • Thu 10:30am

The 90-Second Rule

The Brutal Cost of Missed Calls

Why standard voicemail is quietly bleeding your business dry every single week.

"You're knee-deep in a boiler install, driving on the motorway in heavy traffic, or sitting down to dinner with your family. Your phone buzzes in your pocket. You can't answer. By the time you call back 30 minutes later, the customer says: 'Sorry mate, I've already booked another trade on Google.' That was an easy £3,000 job gone in 90 seconds."

74%

Hang Up on Voicemail

Modern customers despise leaving voice messages. When they hear the beep, they assume you're unavailable and immediately dial the next trade on Google.

£3,000+

Average Job Value Lost

For roofers, heating engineers, builders, and electricians, missing just 1 or 2 high-value quote requests a month costs over £36,000 in lost revenue every year.

£450/mo

Cost of Call Centres

Human telephone bureaus charge hefty monthly retainers, lock you into 12-month agreements, and bill £1.80/min overages with temps who don't know your trade.

Verified UK Trade Results

What Trade Owners Say

Hear from UK trades who stopped bleeding high-value jobs to voicemail.

Boiler & Heating Specialist

★★★★★

"I was up in a loft fitting a flue when a call came in for a complete combi conversion and cylinder install. Our AI receptionist answered in 2 rings, took the customer's full address and issue, and emailed me the details within seconds. Quoted and signed £3,450 that evening. At £39/month, it paid for 7 years of the service on day one."

Roofing & Cladding Contractor

★★★★★

"We used to get 15-20 calls a week while we were on ladders with noisy nail guns. We missed hundreds of pounds in emergency repair jobs every week. With the 15-second divert, my lads answer if they're on the ground, but if not, our AI receptionist books the inspection straight into our calendar."

NICEIC Certified Electrician

★★★★★

"Traditional call answering bureaus wanted £350 a month plus £1.80 a minute, and their temps didn't even know what consumer units were. Our AI receptionist sounds 100% British, professional, and filters all the spam SEO cold calls for free. Best £39 I spend every month."

Comparison Matrix

How Does It Compare?

See why UK business owners are replacing antiquated call services with conversational AI.

✕ Antiquated (1990s)

Traditional Voicemail

£0/mo

Hidden cost: £1,000s in lost jobs

Hang-Up Rate: 75% hang up at the beep and dial your competitor immediately.
Availability: Zero conversation. Leaves customer waiting in silence.
Lead Alert Speed: Whenever you remember to dial 901 (often hours later).
Voice & Tone: Robotic answering tone. Zero customer impression.
Spam Filtering: None. Clogs your voicemail box with cold callers.

⚠️ High Overhead

Call Centre Bureau

£250+/mo

Plus £1.50 per call extra charges

Hang-Up Rate: ~35% still lost due to long hold queues & transfers.
Availability: Usually 9am – 5pm only. Heavy fees out-of-hours.
Lead Alert Speed: 15 – 45 minute delay before batch messages arrive.
Voice & Tone: Generic call temps with zero specific trade knowledge.
Spam Filtering: You pay the bureau full rate for telesales calls.

✨ Recommended Choice

24/7 British AI Receptionist

From £39/mo

100% Rolling Monthly • No 12-Month Tie-in

Hang-Up Rate: Under 10%. Answers in 2 rings with natural conversation.
Availability: 24/7 / 365 Days. Nights, weekends, and bank holidays included.
Lead Alert Speed: Within 10 Seconds. Full call audio, transcript & summary emailed.
Voice & Tone: Male or Female British Voice — name them whatever you like, trained on your trade.
Spam Filtering: Free. Cold callers filtered politely without charging minutes.

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Up to 85% Cheaper Traditional bureaus charge £250–£450/mo. We start at just £39/mo.

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Honest 15p Overage Competitors charge £1.60–£2.95/min or 25p+ USD. With us, extra minutes are just 15p.

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100% Done-For-You Unlike US DIY bot apps, we write custom trade prompts and configure call diverts for you.

Male & Female UK Voices Choose a natural British voice and custom name — zero robotic American accent.

Financial Impact

Calculate Your Lost Revenue

Adjust the sliders below to see how much money missed calls are costing your business.

Missed Calls Per Week 3 calls

Average Value per Job £450

*Based on UK trade averages where ~60% of missed callers hire an immediate competitor upon hearing a voicemail tone.

Estimated Annual Lost Revenue

£42,120

Your AI Receptionist costs just £468/year.
Net profit saved: £41,652/yr

Stop The Bleeding (£39/mo) →

Setup In 3 Simple Steps • Done For You

Live on Your Number
in 24 Hours

We handle 100% of the technical configuration. You keep your existing business number, don't need to swap SIM cards, and never touch a line of code.

Custom British AI voice receptionist trained on your trade and services

01 Training

We Train Your AI

Choose a natural male or female British voice and name them whatever you like. We custom-train your AI receptionist on your business name, services, callout areas, pricing guidance, and common customer FAQs.

Setup Fee: £0 Done-For-You

15-second smart call divert to AI receptionist in 2 rings

02 Call Divert

Set 15-Second Divert

Keep your existing phone number on your van, website, and Google profile. Simply dial a 4-digit carrier code so calls only divert to your AI receptionist when you don't answer within 15 seconds.

Activation: 30-Second Keypad Code

10-second instant lead dispatch with audio and transcript

03 Instant Leads

Get Leads in 10s

Whenever you're on the tools, driving, or after hours, your AI answers in 2 rings, qualifies the job, and sends you the caller's number, audio recording, and summary within 10 seconds.

Delivery: Instant Email & Audio

Transparent Pricing

Choose Your AI Plan

Flexible rolling monthly service • Zero 12-month lock-in on AI • Capturing just one job covers your entire year.

7-Day Free Trial Included • Save £10/mo

Website Client Add-on

For existing and new Pay Monthly Webs clients.

£39/month

£0.00 due today • 8-day buffer • Cancel anytime

7-Day Free Trial Included (8-day line setup buffer)
100 Call Minutes Included each month
Male or Female UK Voice (Name them whatever you like)
Dedicated UK Local Geographic Number
24/7 or After-Hours / Overflow Answering
Instant Email Alerts with Full Dialog & Summary
Custom Prompt Trained on Your Trade & Services
Polite Telesales & Cold Caller Filter

7-Day Free Trial

Standalone Service

For businesses with websites hosted elsewhere.

£49/month

£0.00 due today • 8-day buffer • Cancel anytime

7-Day Free Trial Included (8-day line setup buffer)
100 Call Minutes Included each month
Male or Female UK Voice (Name them whatever you like)
Dedicated UK Local Geographic Number
24/7 or After-Hours / Overflow Answering
Instant Email Alerts with Full Dialog & Summary
Custom Prompt Trained on Your Trade & Services
Polite Telesales & Cold Caller Filter

Got Questions?

Frequently Asked Questions

No, never! Your published numbers stay exactly the same on your van, website, flyers, and Google Business Profile. You simply set your carrier line to divert when unanswered after 15–20 seconds. If you're available, you answer as normal. If you miss it, the AI answers seamlessly.

Not at all. We use ultra-low latency voice models trained in natural Male and Female British accents, paired with subtle office atmosphere background audio—and you can call your AI receptionist whatever name you like! Most callers assume they are speaking to a real receptionist in your office. Click "Hear Demo Call" in the hero above to hear our AI in action.

Each plan includes 100 call minutes per month. Because most trade lead capture calls last between 60 and 90 seconds, 100 minutes easily covers 60 to 80 missed calls every single month.

If you ever exceed 100 minutes, extra minutes are billed at an honest, flat rate of just 15p per minute (£0.15).

How this compares to the market: Traditional human call centres (Moneypenny, AnswerConnect) charge brutal overage rates of £1.60 to £2.95 per minute. If you go over by 50 minutes, they bill you an extra £80 to £145+. With our AI Receptionist, that exact same 50 minutes costs just £7.50. Zero bill shock.

Across the top 20 providers in the UK and globally, most businesses face two bad extremes: expensive human call bureaus (£250–£450/month with lengthy contracts) or complicated US-based DIY AI software ($79–$150/month in USD) where you must program prompts, webhooks, and phone routings yourself.

At £39/mo (or £49/mo standalone), Pay Monthly Webs is designed specifically to beat both:

Up to 85% cheaper than traditional call centres.
100% Done-For-You: Choose a male or female British voice and custom name—we write the custom prompts, train the AI on your trade services & postcodes, and connect your phone divert for you.
15p/min overage: Instead of £1.80+/min bureau rates or 25p+ USD app rates.
100% Rolling Monthly: Zero 12-month lock-in contract on AI. Cancel anytime.

Yes, absolutely. Unlike our pay monthly web design packages—which have a standard 12-month initial term to cover custom design and development before rolling monthly—our AI Receptionist service has no 12-month lock-in contract. It is a completely flexible, rolling monthly agreement that you can cancel anytime with 30 days' notice with zero exit penalties.

Stop Losing
£3,000 Jobs to Voicemail