Post by Slinger on Apr 8, 2019 12:57:32 GMT
A campaign aims to raise awareness of a method of alerting police if you are in imminent danger but need to keep quiet.
The Silent Solution system, which prompts 999 callers to press 55 on mobiles to signify they are unable to talk, has been in operation since 2002.
But the instruction is only detected in about 50 of 5,000 calls a day pushed through the automated system.
The police watchdog says those unaware of the method could be assumed to be accidental or hoax callers and cut off.
SOURCE
It's been in operation for 17 years and this is the first time I've heard about it? It's about bloody time they "raised awareness" I think.
I've never needed it, hopefully, nobody here ever has, or ever will, but it's good to know it exists - just in case.
Just a further note, and this one I did know about - As well as 999 you can call 112 for the emergency services, and that number works in all 28 member states of the European Union. It remains to be seen whether it's something we retain if Brexit ever happens. I should certainly hope we would, but... It's Brexit.
The Silent Solution system, which prompts 999 callers to press 55 on mobiles to signify they are unable to talk, has been in operation since 2002.
But the instruction is only detected in about 50 of 5,000 calls a day pushed through the automated system.
The police watchdog says those unaware of the method could be assumed to be accidental or hoax callers and cut off.
SOURCE
It's been in operation for 17 years and this is the first time I've heard about it? It's about bloody time they "raised awareness" I think.
I've never needed it, hopefully, nobody here ever has, or ever will, but it's good to know it exists - just in case.
Just a further note, and this one I did know about - As well as 999 you can call 112 for the emergency services, and that number works in all 28 member states of the European Union. It remains to be seen whether it's something we retain if Brexit ever happens. I should certainly hope we would, but... It's Brexit.
