Fault with 999 calls. Police advice to call 101 in an emergency

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ThreeB · 25/06/2023 08:43

I know it's not an AIBU but important message from the police.

Fault with 999 calls. Police advice to call 101 in an emergency

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GoodChat · 25/06/2023 09:30

LittleMissNaice · 25/06/2023 09:16

Surely this is one of those times the new emergency alert phone thing should be used

Oh yeah - it definitely is!

WiseUpJanetWeiss · 25/06/2023 09:35

Fallenangelofthenorth · 25/06/2023 09:29

Isn't this the type of situation the emergency alert system was set up for?

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Probably not. Although it has the potential to affect anyone, it will not affect most people. It would cause panic. And would undoubtedly result in lots of people dialling 999 just to see whether it’s back and jamming the system when repaired.

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ThreeB · 25/06/2023 10:16

Looks like it has now been resolved

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sashh · 25/06/2023 11:29

nancy2022 · 25/06/2023 09:28

What do you mean try? @sashh

Well I didn't get the message, and lots of others didn't.

Whatthediddlyfeck · 25/06/2023 17:23

sashh · 25/06/2023 11:29

Well I didn't get the message, and lots of others didn't.

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And did you have an emergency in the period the service as down?

nancy2022 · 25/06/2023 21:57

@sashh Oh I didn't know that.

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