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It's always been 999 in the UK. 112 works on phones too, but that wasn't because of the EU: it's part of the GSM standard.
by ascorbic 1y ago
It's always been 999 in the UK. 112 works on phones too, but that wasn't because of the EU: it's part of the GSM standard.
- usr1106 1y agoBoth are official https://www.gov.uk/guidance/999-and-112-the-uks-national-emergency-numbers https://www.gov.uk/guidance/999-and-112-the-uks-national-eme... 112 was made official by EU in 1991 when GSM did not exit yet: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/112_(emergency_telephone_number)#EU_legislation https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/112_(emergency_telephone_num...