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The answer, without the phone calls.

Need an NHS dentist, a boiler engineer or a nursery place? Text Proxling. It rings every place that might help, keeps going until one says yes, and texts you the answer.

  • Your first ring-round is free
  • No app to download
  • Works anywhere in the UK
Example
Finding an NHS dentist, one working day

Same answer. Your day back.

Ringing round yourself

About 3 hours of your day, on 14 calls, most of it on hold.

Texting Proxling

One text. Proxling makes the calls while you get on with your day.

An example day. It depends on how many places there are to ask.

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How it works

One text. Every number.

Instead of you working down a list, Proxling calls every place at once, and keeps trying the ones that don't pick up.

  • Riverside DentalWaiting list
  • The Mill Dental StudioTaking adults
  • Hill Top Dental PracticeOn the line
  • Kestle SmilesChildren only
  • NHS dentists near KB412 of 14 answeredBack by 17:00

What happens after you text.

From your text to the answer, in four steps. Every call happens in opening hours, and starts with Proxling saying it's an automated caller.

  1. 09:41

    You text it.

    One line, the way you'd say it to a friend.

    Find me an NHS dentist taking adults near KB4

  2. 09:42

    It works out what to ask.

    The exact question, what counts as a yes, and when it'll get back to you.

    It will ask"Are you taking on new adult NHS patients?"

    A yes counts whenthe practice says so, by phone, today

    It won'tbook, or give your name

    Back by 17:00 today
  3. 10:00 to 15:30

    It makes the calls.

    Every practice on the list, while they're open. One quick question each.

    12 of 14 answeredKB4
    1. The Mill Dental Studiorang 10:14Taking adults
    2. Riverside Dentalrang 10:31Waiting list
    3. Kestle Smilesrang 11:02Children only
    4. Castle Streetrang 11:40Not taking
    5. Northgate Familyrang 14:05Taking adults
    6. Hill Top3 triesNo answer
  4. 15:34

    It texts you the answer.

    A short summary: who said yes, how it found out, and what it didn't do.

    AnswerTwo practices near KB4 are taking NHS adults.Did not book · Did not give your name

ExampleThis example uses a made-up town. It works the same way anywhere in the UK.

What people use it for

The calls you keep putting off.

An appointment, a quote, a place on a waiting list. If finding out means ringing round places that are only open nine to five, Proxling can do it for you. Tap one to see how it goes.

  1. Find me an NHS dentist taking adults near KB4
  2. On it. 14 practices near KB4 are on the NHS list. Back by 17:00 today.
  3. Going out
  4. AnswerTwo practices near KB4 are taking NHS adults.The Mill Dental Studio · Northgate Family Dentists
  5. Reply HOLD 1 and I'll ask The Mill to hold a place.
Example
What you get back

An answer you can trust.

Every ring-round ends with one short summary, called a card. It says what Proxling found, how it found it out, and what you can do next.

  1. The answer. In a sentence or two. Or an honest "couldn't find out".
  2. How it found out. Every website it checked and every call it made, with times and what was said.
  3. The rule it used. What had to be true before it counted as a yes.
  4. Who helped. Just Proxling, or a named person from the Proxling team.
  5. What next. Reply with one word to take the next step. Nothing happens unless you say so.
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Example
AnswerTue 29 Sep · 15:34 · proxling.com/c/K7QF

NHS dentist taking adults near KB4

Two practices near KB4 are taking NHS adults.

  • The Mill Dental Studio0.8 mi · said yes 10:14
  • Northgate Family Dentists1.9 mi · said yes 14:05

How Proxling found out

  1. 09:42NHS list for KB4: 14 practices, updated 3 June
  2. 10:14 · 2 minRang The Mill Dental Studio: Yes, we're taking adults on the NHS.
  3. 14:05 · 3 minRang Northgate Family Dentists: We are, you'd need to come in to register.
  4. Rule checkedA yes only counts if the practice said so, by phone, today.
  5. 11:20 · Maya at ProxlingRang Hill Top after its phone menu hung up twice. Still no answer.

What it did not do

Did not book. Did not give your name.

Who worked on it

Proxling, and Maya for one call.

What happens next

HOLD 1KEEP ASKINGShare

No guesswork. Just what it was told, and when.

See a full example card

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Help with paperwork

It can sort your post, too.

Snap a letter, send screenshots from the school app, or forward an email. Proxling turns it all into one simple list with dates, and deals with whatever it can.

Try the paperwork demo

Demo
Needs you£187.20 overdue. Pay by Mon 5 Oct, or £936.00 is due at once.Reply PAID · RING · LATER

Snap a letter.

Take one photo. Proxling tells you what it's about, what it costs, and what happens if you miss the deadline, pointing to the lines it read.

Send it the school stuff.

Screenshots from the school apps become to-dos and dates, with repeats merged. If something's missing, it can ask the school for you, once you say yes.

Share it with your household.

Send the link to whoever you share the post with. Each of you only gets texts about your own to-dos, and only when something needs you or couldn't be done.

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When it's stuck, a person steps in.

A person stepped in

Maya from the Proxling team rang Hill Top Dental Practice at 11:20, after its phone menu hung up twice. Still no answer, and the card says so.

Proxling is automated, but it isn't on its own. A real person from the team steps in, and you're told their name, in four situations:

  • The answer doesn't match the question.

    A person checks it before you see it.

    Included
  • Something went wrong on our side.

    A person makes the call instead.

    Included
  • It couldn't find out.

    You can ask a person to keep trying.

    Costs extra, and we ask first
  • Money or a legal deadline is involved.

    You're offered a person's check before it's marked done.

    Offered to you first

A person can't guarantee a yes either. Every month, Proxling publishes how often someone from the team stepped in.

It asks. You decide.

Proxling only asks questions. It never books anything unless you reply to say so, and it never pays or signs for you. On every call, the first thing it says is that it's an automated caller.

On the line · 0:41The Mill Dental Studio
  1. ProxlingHello, this is an automated caller from Proxling, ringing for a patient. Are you taking on new adult NHS patients?
  2. PracticeWe are, yes. They'd need to come in to register.
  3. ProxlingThank you. I haven't booked anything. If they'd like a place, they'll be in touch.

What it never does

  • Books anything without your OK
  • Pays or signs for you
  • Pretends to be you
  • Contacts people you mention, unless they ask
  • Sells your letters or personal details
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Free to read · Example town

It rang every NHS dentist in town. Here's what they said.

on the list
64
answered
58
taking adults
5

Anyone can see the results. Text KEEP ASKING KB4 and Proxling will ring the ones with waiting lists again every week, and text you when one says yes.

See all the results

What it costs.

One monthly price for the household. Most questions need no calls at all, so those are unlimited. A ring-round is when Proxling phones every place that might know. Full pricing

Questions people ask.

How do I start?

Save 07700 900311 in your phone and text it what you need to find out. There's no app to download and no account to set up. Your first ring-round is free, then it's £9 a month for the household.

Is it a real person or a robot?

Proxling is an automated service, and it says so at the start of every call. A real person from the Proxling team steps in when something goes wrong, and the card always tells you when they did.

Who does it call?

Places with a public phone number that can answer your question: dentists, nurseries, garages, tradespeople, shops, schools and councils. It asks one question on each call.

Will it book or pay for anything?

Only if you reply and ask it to book. It never pays for anything and never signs anything for you.

What if it can't find out?

It tells you honestly, and shows you everything it tried. You can leave it there, set a reminder, or ask a person from the team to keep trying.

Who can see my letters?

Only you, and anyone in your household you choose to share them with. Letters can't be shared by link. If someone from the Proxling team ever needs to open one, the card says so. Photos are deleted once the job is done.

Will you sell my data?

Never. Your letters and personal details are never sold. The only things Proxling may publish are public facts, like which dentists said they were taking patients on a given day.

How long does it take?

Most ring-rounds come back the same working day. When you text, Proxling tells you the time it'll be back by, and if it's going to be late, it texts you before, not after. It only calls during opening hours, so a question sent at night gets going in the morning.

Why isn't it instant?

Because it's actually calling places, and most are only open during office hours. It also only counts a yes if the place said it that day, so you're not sent out-of-date answers.

How do I stop the texts?

Text STOP at any time and all texts stop straight away.

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Go for a swim. It'll text.

Proxling07700 900311

  1. Save the number. That's all the set-up there is.
  2. Text it what you need to find out, or send a photo of a letter.
  3. Get on with your day. It texts you when it has an answer, or if it needs you.

Your first ring-round is free.