diff --git a/controller/validation/validators.js b/controller/validation/validators.js
index 94c8a0c1..0d01a43c 100644
--- a/controller/validation/validators.js
+++ b/controller/validation/validators.js
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ module.exports = Validators = {
   },
 
   ukmobilephone(value) {
-    return value === '' || Validators.regex(value, /^(07)\d{9}$/);
+    return value === '' || Validators.regex(value, /^(?:\+447|07)\d{9}$/);
   },
 
   date(value) {
diff --git a/test/controller/spec/validators.spec.js b/test/controller/spec/validators.spec.js
index b187b15c..14405ac0 100644
--- a/test/controller/spec/validators.spec.js
+++ b/test/controller/spec/validators.spec.js
@@ -396,7 +396,6 @@ describe('Validators', () => {
   describe('ukmobilephone', () => {
     describe('invalid values', () => {
       const inputs = [
-        '+447812123456',
         '+4407812123456',
         '+44(0)7812123456',
         '447812123456',
@@ -420,7 +419,8 @@ describe('Validators', () => {
     describe('valid values', () => {
       const inputs = [
         '',
-        '07812123456'
+        '07812123456',
+        '+447812123456'
       ];
       inputs.forEach(i => {
         it(testName(i), () => {