On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 22:42:15 GMT, "Jack Taylor"
wrote:

I've never understood why we don't have a 'serious but not emergency' number
to call in this country, something like 888 would be logical. I believe that
that idea has been discussed and may be implemented in the future, although
I believe that they are going to use something far less easy to remember,
like 112 or something.

Ofcom has just consulted on this. See
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/snen/#content.

Ken wrote:

Ofcom has just consulted on this. See
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/consult/condocs/snen/#content.

Thanks for that. I knew that they were up to something!

I don't agree with them, though, that 101 is an easy number to dial in such
circumstances - especially for the visually impaired. It requires finger
movement from the top to the bottom of the keypad and back again, giving two
likelihoods of a misdial as opposed to one if a single-digit three-digit
number is used (if you follow that!). Even for those with good vision it can
be difficult to navigate a keypad in poor lighting conditions or without
keypad backlighting. I wonder if the RNIB were consulted and their input
considered.