Useful numbers to have on your mobile phone?

coffeehound

Do you have any good suggestions for organisations' numbers to save on your phone, please?

Perhaps useful in an emergency or unexpected situation? Or just ones that help you stay organised in everyday life?

Do you have local police station, local A&E or anything like that?

Mucho gracias :grinheart

Neil_Jones

Well I would have thought everybody knew 999/112 (I dare say 911 works as well) and the 101 and 111 numbers off the top of their heads.

Bear in mind 101 will put you through to the local police force, while 111 is the NHS non-emergency line who will redirect you to the local walk in service. Normally if you do ever need to phone the local fire station (direct) it won't be because your house is on fire, it'll be more for a "can we bring our beavers/cubs/scouts for a visit" or "here's a community/education opportunity" - that sort of stuff. Otherwise that's what 999 is for.

Any other numbers you "need" on a regular basis will probably be friends, family and a local shop or two saved as contacts. Anything beyond that is what Yellow Pages and Google is for. IMO.

elsien

The kennels (doggy day care) and the vet. Probably not applicable if you are a pet free household. And the RAC, as my car is a little past its prime and I work a long way from home. Doctor and dentist, because I usually need to make appts. when I'm out and about. Actually, anyone I have after work appointments with, in case I get held up on the motorway.

EdwardB

I have a massive phone book as mobile is all I use.

You can search online for any number you need.

One thing I found useful was the link below which allows you to search for cheaper numbers which you may be charged more for on mobile. You will find 0345 numbers & Geographic numbers (incuded in call plan) and you may even find 0800 numbers. OFCOM rules say 0800 numbers must be free on mobiles.

I do add those cheaper numbers to my contacts.

http://www.saynoto0870.com/search.php

or

!!!!!!/cheapno

Spank

An contact called ice (incase of emergency) which should be somebody you'd want contacted if something happened to you

onomatopoeia99

elsien wrote: »

And the RAC, as my car is a little past its prime and I work a long way from home

I know the number for the AA without needing to look it up. I might have called them once or twice :rotfl:

Helpfully it's on the membership card nowadays. I realised when I had it MOTed this year that the car that was nearly new when I bought it (4 years old) is now 17. How did that happen?

Chino

Neil_Jones wrote: »

I dare say 911 works as well

Could you enlighten us as to where in the UK 911 works as well as 999? Or even at all?

esuhl

Chino wrote: »

Could you enlighten us as to where in the UK 911 works as well as 999? Or even at all?

It works on almost every mobile phone, just as some other countries' emergency numbers do.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_telephone_number#Emergency_numbers_and_mobile_telephones

It won't work on a landline, though. You need to dial 112 or 999 in the UK.

Neil_Jones

Chino wrote: »

Could you enlighten us as to where in the UK 911 works as well as 999? Or even at all?

It is my understanding that 911 can be used in place of 999 or 112 on a mobile (same way as dialling 112 reroutes you to the local Emergency services, in the UK 999) but may not work on a landline.

This five year article from the Daily Mail backs this up:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1387623/American-biologist-Liz-Francis-trapped-UK-beach-dials-911-rescued.html

Bogof_Babe

Your bank, in case you lose your debit or credit cards.

Farway

Neil_Jones wrote: »

It is my understanding that 911 can be used in place of 999 or 112 on a mobile (same way as dialling 112 reroutes you to the local Emergency services, in the UK 999) but may not work on a landline.

This five year article from the Daily Mail backs this up:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1387623/American-biologist-Liz-Francis-trapped-UK-beach-dials-911-rescued.html

Not checked, but was that not the problem with the robbery in Paris? Kardashian people assumed everywhere was USA and dialled 911 for help, fail of course