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I know you don’t all live in Dorset but a mobile is a mobile where ever you live. I didn't know about 112 did you?

A bit of useful advice - verified by the Dorset Police.
The number does work from a mobile.

This actually happened to someone's daughter. Lauren was 19 yrs old and in college.
This story takes place over the Christmas/New Year's holiday break.

It was the Saturday before New Year and it was about 1.00pm in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend, when an UNMARKED police car pulled up behind her and put its lights on. Lauren's parents have 4 children (of various ages) and have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the side of the road, but rather wait until they get to a service station, etc.
So Lauren remembered her parents' advice, and telephoned 112 from her mobile phone.
This connected her to the police dispatcher she told the dispatcher that there was an unmarked car with a flashing blue light behind her and that she would not pull over right away but wait until she was in a service station or busy area.
The dispatcher checked to see if there was a police car where she was and there wasn't and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he had back-up already on the way.
Ten minutes later 4 police cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind her.
One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car behind.
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground........the man was a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes.
I never knew that bit of advice, but especially for a woman alone in a car, you do not have to pull over for an UNMARKED car.
Apparently police have to respect your right to keep going to a 'safe' place.
You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them I.e., put on your hazard lights) or call 112 like Lauren did.
Too bad the mobile phone companies don't give you this little bit of wonderful information.
So now it's your turn to let your friends know about 112 (112 is an emergency number on your mobile that takes you straight to the police because 999 does not work if you have no signal).
This is good information that I did not know!

Please this came from a good friend who now is passing this on x
 
This is NOT TRUE and has been doing the rounds for ages, it is on every hoax 'slaying' website going!

112 whilst being an alternative emergency number will NOT work if you have no signal.

Please be safe but do not fall for these scaremongering emails.
 
How is any number supposed to work when you have no signal?:rolleyes:

I strongly suggest not pulling over for coppers right away, they love it when people do that. Their little faces light up as they eventually smash the windows in to get the driver out of the car - and as for making a mobile phone call while driving away from a blue light - they love that even more!

I think this myth was made up by a bored traffic copper that wanted a few more pursuits to liven up his nightshifts:D
 
Good on her for thinking. Not sure how calling 112 would work with it being an offence to use a mobile whilst driving though and the risk of briefly pulling over also seems too dangerous.
 
112 won't work if you have no network service at all, however if you are in an area where your own service provider does not have service, you will be switched to another service provider who does have service in that area when you dial 112.
 
Both 999 and 112 work if you have a signal and connect to the same service- They work on any network, irrespective of your network provider and even if you have no credit left on your phone. If you are out of cover, e.g. in a tunnel, then nothing will work. The idea of 112 connecting via a satellite is an urban myth - no cover, no call!

112 works anywhere in Europe and can be dialled even if your keypad lock is on. 999 will, generally, not override a keypad lock.
 
Sorry Stroppy - no mobile phone can work with no signal. 999 or 112 will move onto another network if yours has no coverage or you have run out of credit, but if there is no coverage at all then no number will work.
 
Update on facts..

999 or 112 WILL BOTH seek a signal on ANY available civilian or non civilian network ANYWHERE in the UK, regardless of a signal or not.
This does NOT guarantee a signal will be validated and connected - but the mobile will continue to attempt the call until a signal is found or the phone switched off.

ALL UK police and emergency vehicle ARE tracked 24/7 regardless of use and the location can be found instantly.
This applies to both marked and unmarked vehicles for any service and is a legal requirement in the UK.

This original email is again another load of *********** that goes around and around.

The advice to lone persons driving a vehicle and questioning the validity of an unmarked vehicle attempting to stop them - is to drive to the nearest place of occupancy - ie a Service station/hospital or ideally the nearest police station.
NOT to commit the offence of using a mobile whilst driving - unless using handsfree.

Lastly you will NEVER be told off for calling 999 if you have reason to question the validity of a unmarked police vehicle - or if you continue to drive to the above places.
 
112 is the EU emergency number, it will call the local emergency services whatever country you are in.

112 apparently also enables mobile tracking so emergency services can locate you. I do not know if this is true, I have tried to verify it but only go forum heresay.
 
HairyCobs said:
Update on facts..

999 or 112 WILL BOTH seek a signal on ANY available civilian or non civilian network ANYWHERE in the UK, regardless of a signal or not.
This does NOT guarantee a signal will be validated and connected - but the mobile will continue to attempt the call until a signal is found or the phone switched off.

ALL UK police and emergency vehicle ARE tracked 24/7 regardless of use and the location can be found instantly.
This applies to both marked and unmarked vehicles for any service and is a legal requirement in the UK.

This original email is again another load of *********** that goes around and around.

The advice to lone persons driving a vehicle and questioning the validity of an unmarked vehicle attempting to stop them - is to drive to the nearest place of occupancy - ie a Service station/hospital or ideally the nearest police station.
NOT to commit the offence of using a mobile whilst driving - unless using handsfree.

Lastly you will NEVER be told off for calling 999 if you have reason to question the validity of a unmarked police vehicle - or if you continue to drive to the above places.
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I can confirm this, I used to work with the traffic police in my area, they told me NEVER to stop for unmarked cars and to drive to the nearest public occupied place, not to a house as this may be a fraudsters intent in an isolated area.

112 as I said in my earlier post is simply an EU number.

The reason people think that you can call with no signal is because they roam all networks and appear to have a signal from nowhere when actually they are using a different network.
 
I once refused to pull over for a blue mondeo flashing headlights at me. Ended up being pulled over by 4 marked cars. All agreed I had actually not done anything wrong but it was a bit worrying for a moment!
 
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