In article , Aidan Stanger wrote:

888 would be an incredibly stupid choice, as it would've restricted the
number of potential phone numbers available even more - it would be even
worse than the present situation where Londoners (and probably also the
rest of the country) have one too many digits...

The sensible alternative would be 911, as nearly everyone already knows
it by now.

911 would also restrict the available telephone numbers. There are already
numbers allocated which begin 911.

Brian
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