Just received this - it might come in handy

[JuST Peter]

UNMARKED POLICE CAR WARNING.

This number actually exists here in Australia . Read this and then send
it to all your friends! I never even knew about being able to dial the
number 112 feature! This actually happened to someone's daughter.

Lauren was 19 yrs old and in university. This story takes place over the
Christmas/New Year's holiday break.

It was the Saturday before New Year's and it was about 1pm in the
afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend. An UNMARKED police
car pulled up behind her and put his lights on.

Lauren's parents have 4 children (high school and university age) 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 petrol station, etc. So
Lauren had actually listened to her parents' advice, and promptly phoned
the number 112 on her mobile phone to tell the police dispatcher that
she would not pull over right away. She proceeded to tell the dispatcher
that there was an unmarked police car with a flashing red light on his
rooftop behind her. 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 cop 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 should not 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 No. 112 like Lauren did. Too bad the
mobile phone companies don't give you this little bit of wonderful
information.

112 IS THE NUMBER TO RING IF YOU CANNOT GET SERVICE ON YOUR MOBILE

IT'S LIKE 000

So now it's your turn to let your friends know about No. 112.

This is good information that I did not know!!!!

Please pass on to any females that you know.

Go to the Website now. It is real and very informative for all the
family, then forward on to friends & family.

 http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_100581
 
 
I just received the above in an email and it's one I'd received before and not taken much notice of it but I delved into this one a bit deeper and found it to be accurate and found out things I never knew about mobiles

[Brock]

A quick google finds a few versions of this story, in different countries.

Most like a hoax

[JuST Peter]

click on the website

[Brock]

The 112 is OK, Its just the story I question...

[JuST Peter]

Yeah, I agree with you there. I think that story's been around for a while, but I was surprised the 112 number actually functioned here in Australia, and I thought the story melded in fairly well to introducing the number and website

[ST2UP]

I will leave the "story" alone.........but the 112 needs some clarification as its not well explained above.

112 just like 000 from any mobile phone (non-Satelite) needs to have coverage from ONE of the mobile phone service providers in the location you are calling from........I.e if your Vodaphone mobile is without Vodaphone service you MAY be able to receive 000 or 112 coverage from a Telstra or Optus tower IF there is one covering your location.

Obviously the more rural or remote you are the lesser chance you have.

But just use 000......


 

[Biggles]

While it may have its origins in fact, it has gone on to become an urban legend.
If you're really keen to know more, you can read about it here:

http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/fakecop.asp

[Sabie]

Tell em what you can do when you take the SIM card out ST2UP.......

[Sabie]

As ST2UP has stated perfectly just dial 000.

And that's triple zero .. Not triple O, the reason being phone key pads as we know have the alphabet so we can text, therefore there is an O on the keypad located at the numeral 6. So if a visitor to our country needs to contact the Emergency Service we don't want them dialling 666 but 000.

It's just breaking the habit in terminology and getting used to saying Triple Zero.