7,600 years on hold on government phone lines

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It may seem like it takes forever for someone to pick up the phone when you ring a government helpline. It doesn't quite take forever: it takes an astonishing 7,600 years. That's the total length of time Brits spent queuing on government helplines last year.

And it's costing us a fortune.
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