Newsbot Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Another emergency services number, to be used along with 999, could be introduced in the Isle of Man. Source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/...man/6957784.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopsticks Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 998? I'm just guessing. Is 999 too hard to remember or something? "Fuck! I meant to get 999, I got 998 instead! Oh hang on, it seems to have worked out OK." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcCann Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 What about 01624 21452145251475452987875811894511354987651684798721364769 Should be easy enough to remember Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopsticks Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 I have now read the article, and apparently it's supposed to be a "sort-of-emergency" number, y'know, granny might burn her toast and raze her house to the ground in the near future, as such, call 888 and say "Granny's looking longingly at the bread, she might want some toast, despatch a fire engine - slowly!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 What about 00 (oh oh!) - and if it's really serious 000 - though you'd have to be really quick dialling international numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
immortalpuppet Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 The extra number would ease the burden on the 999 service at crucial times, a department spokesman said. But i bet the number still does not go straight to the emergency services thus not saving anything at all, but rather tying up the operators on less serious calls for them to answer, leading to 999 calls waiting longer. They should charge for the service aswell, all in all i think its a pants idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 On a more serious note this is probably not a bad idea. If you want to ring about something that is not an emergency e.g. report a dumped car in your road, report a dangerous driver, minor traffic incident, emergency chemist, damage to swings etc. etc. then rather than have to go home and look up various cop shops in the yellow pages etc. - a number like this would be far easier to deal with, routing your enquiry/incident through to the right place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grianane Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 The reason 999 was used orignally was coz it was almost impossible to dial by accident on the old phone dial systems. I'm surprised they haven't chosen to use 911 which the americans use, now imortalised by the twin towers. The additional number only adds to confusion. What happens if its more or less serious than you thought, are we proposing a second central control room, surely all the calls will go to the same place so why not let the operators classify the severity when the get the 999 call. If it aint bust why fix it?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
immortalpuppet Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 999 does not go through to the control room, it goes to the MT operators who screen the calls and pass onto the police control room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pragmatopian Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Reminds me of.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2Q6xbEZ-f0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombay Bad Boy Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 I'm surprised they haven't chosen to use 911 which the americans use, now imortalised by the twin towers. The real number is 912, according to the Stonecutters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wideload Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 there should be two numbers, 999 for normal emergency's and 666 if you are really screwed and wanna make a deal with the devil! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grianane Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 I'm surprised they haven't chosen to use 911 which the americans use, now imortalised by the twin towers. The real number is 912, according to the Stonecutters sorri, explanation needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Last Ten Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 999 does not go through to the control room, it goes to the MT operators who screen the calls and pass onto the police control room.You are factually wrong! It is NOT a Police control room it is the Emergeny Services Joint Control Room, which encompasses all 3 Emergency Services. See HERE Last 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alias Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 999 does not go through to the control room, it goes to the MT operators who screen the calls and pass onto the police control room.You are factually wrong! It is NOT a Police control room it is the Emergeny Services Joint Control Room, which encompasses all 3 Emergency Services. See HERE Last 10 Pretty much the same thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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