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[omega2018]

had occasion to press this on sunday - came across a stationary car in motorway slow lane when everyone else was far from stationary, or slow. 

it dialled 112 not 999 maybe i had set that for going to europe but i dont remember.  is it programmable to 999 or 112?  supposedly they are the same but 112 broke up and i manually dialled 999 instead.  the motorway signs came up 'incident- slow down' pretty quickly. 

while i'm at it is there a way to prevent accidental presses?  it is a good safety thing as it is but i confess to making more accidental calls than real ones.  they don't seem to mind, yet....

[Dave DND]

Cannot comment on the Omega stereo,

However, from other electronic devices and stereos I have encountered in the past that have an "emergency" button, many do indeed dial 112 and I cannot recall ever seeing one with 999 activated. I did question this many moons ago, and I was told that it was heavily frowned upon to have an automated button that dialed the primary emergency number in case accidental use prevented those in need from getting through.

I can sort of see the argument, but it does question the faith they had in 112 right from day one

[Jimbob]

iirc 999 and 112 should route to the same place, main difference being 112 is a GSM standard that will work in a locked / unlocked / sim in, no sim in phone (although 999 usually behaves the same too)?

Are there other differences?

[Marks DTM Calib]

Yes there is a key difference, dialing 112 will route to the local emergency control centre, 999 will route to any in the UK!

Hence from a mobile device 112 is a far better option as you will get to speak to someone local (ish)

[zirk]

Yes there is a key difference, dialing 112 will route to the local emergency control centre, 999 will route to any in the UK!

Hence from a mobile device 112 is a far better option as you will get to speak to someone local (ish)

Ish, being the right word there Mark, last time I was forced to dial 112 from the Mobile was in Epping Forest, a Deer had gone through someones windscreen, Car was written off, Deer was still alive and the poor Female Driver was lucky to be alive but was in need of medical attention.

I must of wasted a good 10 mins trying to explain my location, as it turned out the Call Centre was in the West Midlands. 

Ive always wondered with modern tech these days, and most phones being fitted with GPS, why we dont have a easier away around this, and more to the point why mobiles dont have an instant Lat / Long read out, which would pin point the exact location within meters rather than using typical Map location, which would maximise the location to aid to any Rescue Services. 

[VXL V6]

Well the GSM triangulation algorithm should be able to pinpoint you to within a few feet, mixed with GPS information and presented on a digital OS master map to the call operator should really be simplicity itself.