diff --git a/lib/phony_rails.rb b/lib/phony_rails.rb
index e5d45cd..400beb5 100644
--- a/lib/phony_rails.rb
+++ b/lib/phony_rails.rb
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ def self.normalize_number(number, options = {})
       if not (number =~ /\A\+/) # if we don't have a +
         if Phony.plausible?("#{_default_country_number}#{number}") || !Phony.plausible?(number) || country_code_from_number(number).nil?
           number = "#{_default_country_number}#{number}"
+        elsif (number =~ /^0[^0]/) && Phony.plausible?("#{_default_country_number}#{number.gsub(/^0/, '')}")
+          # If the number starts with ONE zero (two might indicate a country code)
+          # and this is a plausible number for the default_country
+          # we prefer that one.
+          number = "#{_default_country_number}#{number.gsub(/^0/, '')}"
         end
       end
       # number = "#{_default_country_number}#{number}" unless Phony.plausible?(number)
diff --git a/spec/lib/phony_rails_spec.rb b/spec/lib/phony_rails_spec.rb
index 847b1ee..d5d1110 100644
--- a/spec/lib/phony_rails_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/phony_rails_spec.rb
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@
           expect(PhonyRails.normalize_number('2318725305', country_code: 'US')).to eq('+12318725305')
           expect(PhonyRails.normalize_number('2318725305', default_country_code: 'US')).to eq('+12318725305')
           expect(PhonyRails.normalize_number('+2318725305', default_country_code: 'US')).to eq('+2318725305')
+          # expect(Phony.plausible?("#{PhonyRails.country_number_for('US')}02318725305")).to be_truthy
+          expect(PhonyRails.normalize_number('02318725305', default_country_code: 'US')).to eq('+12318725305')
         end
 
         it "should pass Github issue #89" do
@@ -141,6 +143,15 @@
           }).to raise_error(ArgumentError)
         end
 
+        it "should pass Github issue #95" do
+          number = '02031234567'
+          expect(number.phony_normalized(default_country_code: 'GB')).to eq('+442031234567')
+        end
+
+        it 'should pass Github issue #121' do
+          number = '06-87-73-83-58'
+          expect(number.phony_normalized(default_country_code: 'FR')).to eq('+33687738358')
+        end
       end
 
       it "should not change original String" do