Unable to use any 3rd party DNS servers

Hi
I've recently signed up to BT Infinity. I've noticed that I'm unable to configure any of my devices with a 3rd party DNS server (e.g. Google DNS, Open DNS etc...) as I get blocked by BT's parental controls:
See here, I'm using Googles DNS servers (8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4):
When I try to access any URL's I get the following error:
Note that I have turned off Parental Controls:
This is something that is happening on all my devices (tablet, PS4 and PC). I'm fairly certain this worked a few weeks ago.
Can anyone help?
Solved!
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You will need to delete the Parental Controls, then wait a couple of hours.
BT Parental Controls do not allow themselves to be bypassed by people using other DNS servers.
There are some useful help pages here, for BT Broadband customers only, on my personal website.
BT Broadband customers - help with broadband, WiFi, networking, e-mail and phones.

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