EmergencySMS Service
If you cannot make voice calls, you can now contact the 999 emergency services by SMS text from your mobile phone. Emergency SMS is part of the standard 999 service which has been designed specifically for people with hearing loss or difficulty with speech.
You will only be able to use this service if you have registered with emergencySMS first. Register now: Don’t wait for an emergency. To register, text ‘register’ to 999. You will get a reply – then follow the instructions you are sent.
In an emergency text 999 . We need to know:
Who? Police, Ambulance, Fire and Rescue or Coastguard.
What? Briefly, what is the problem.
Where? Exactly where the problem is happening – give the name of the road, house number, postcode or nearby landmark, if possible.