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Phone 112 - Lexusboy - 04-06-2017
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 police car with a flashing blue light on his rooftop 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 pass on to all your friends, especially any females
Phone 112 - aaronabbott - 04-06-2017
good bit of info
Phone 112 - Jambo - 04-06-2017
Aye. Thats really good
. Although cant they then shout for being on your phone and driving?
Phone 112 - Dan_Turism0 - 04-06-2017
but if you had tried that over here you would be done for using your phone whilst driving what a great country we live in :p
Phone 112 - aaronabbott - 04-06-2017
not if you have got bluetooth :biggrin:
Phone 112 - Jambo - 04-06-2017
Everytime i see aarons avatar i laugh. I dont know why lol OFF TOPIC!
Good point
Phone 112 - aaronabbott - 04-06-2017
simples :thumbup:
Phone 112 - FirebirdPhil - 04-06-2017
112 never knew that.
When I was driving lorries (Powerhouse, Dixons, Shell, BP etc)we were always told to only pull over even for marked police vehicles until at a service station, we all had a sign saying something like "carrying valuable goods follow me" that we held up should we be requested to stop. never a problem for the Police, they know how dangerous our roads can be, an artic can carry a LOT of valuable things and thieves love steeling them, but nothing is more valuable than human life!!
Phone 112 - steviewevie - 04-06-2017
Umm, guys, this is one of those urban myth emails that circulates around the Internet. 112 works from your mobile phone if you have no signal ? Sorry I don't think that's right.
I'm pretty sure that the thing about stopping for the police is that you do have to stop for a policeman in uniform, but you don't otherwise.
Phone 112 - aaronabbott - 04-06-2017
quick observation that i made,
if you cant ring 999 because of no signal how can you ring 112 with no signal
thing with unmarked cars steve is that most of them carry guns and even better tazers
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