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mc661 Senior Member Offline Habitual FOI requester. Posts: 432 West-Norfolk Gender:	London Blasts - Using 0870 as Emergency Number Jul 7^th, 2005 at 2:06pm 0870 1566 344 Talk about sick. Yeah lets fleece some more money out of concerned people. As soon as I find the Gov Org which is running it, I will issue a FOI.
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Re: London Blasts - Using 0870 as Emergency Number
Reply #1 - Jul 7^th, 2005 at 2:15pm

I share exactly the same sentiments, and you beat me to it at posting the opinions of probably everyone who visits this site.

I also heard that many of the victims come from all races, and nationalities, including foreign tourists.

Surely they should therefore expect calls from abroad, whether it be foreigners injured in the blast, or indeed British people with families living abroad, and as 0870 cannot be called from some countries, then the government has created some unncessary hassle for people already with enough problems.

On a brighter note, I managed to hear from both my brother and his girlfriend, and my sister and her boyfriend, who all live in London, who are all fine!!

I realy hait itt wen peeple canot spel proply. Itt getts onn mye nervs sew mutch annd streses mee owt. Knot onley iz itt vary bade speling butt allso bade gramer.

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omy Full Member Offline I came - I saw - I went home. Posts: 129	Re: London Blasts - Using 0870 as Emergency Number Reply #2 - Jul 7^th, 2005 at 2:24pm Agreed, sick and disgusting - would love to find out who actually are the beneficiaries of the 0870 income in this instance and then name & shame them! The morals of alley cats (no disrespect to the felines.)
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mc661 Senior Member Offline Habitual FOI requester. Posts: 432 West-Norfolk Gender:	Re: London Blasts - Using 0870 as Emergency Number Reply #3 - Jul 7^th, 2005 at 2:26pm hmm, just tryed calling it from work. There making you hold, then giving you a recorded message and then cutting you off.
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nrogers Newbie Offline Posts: 1	Re: London Blasts - Using 0870 as Emergency Number Reply #4 - Jul 7^th, 2005 at 3:01pm As bad as the terrorist attacks in London today are, I see the Police have issued an Emergency Contact number for Relatives....... 0870 156634. On top of all the worry, anxiety and possible grief, you are having to pay for the call as well!! Surely an 0800 number could be issued.
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Reply #5 - Jul 7^th, 2005 at 3:25pm

Disgusting that worried folk have to call a premium rate number.

At least if OFCOM regulate that the cost of calling such numbers have to be shown with an 0870 number then they will be humiliated into not using them.

But in the meantime we should issue a FOI to find out who is profiteering. Then contact the PR department of the company involved and demand that they donate the profit from the number to the injured etc...

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idb Supreme Member Offline Posts: 1,499 Miami, Florida, United States Gender:	Re: London Blasts - Using 0870 as Emergency Number Reply #6 - Jul 7^th, 2005 at 3:29pm According to Ofcom's list, the number is allocated to C&W.
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Re: London Blasts - Using 0870 as Emergency Number
Reply #7 - Jul 7^th, 2005 at 3:31pm

Just had a look, and found that the number is allocated to Cable and Wireless. Don't know if they then sub contract the number out to a 3rd party, who in turn offer the number to the government, but C&W would be a good place to start, and in either case, C&W will be profiteering from the number.

(This post looks a bit silly now, I started writing the post before the previous reply, lol)

I realy hait itt wen peeple canot spel proply. Itt getts onn mye nervs sew mutch annd streses mee owt. Knot onley iz itt vary bade speling butt allso bade gramer.

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bigjohn Supreme Member Offline Posts: 2,316 Gender:	Re: London Blasts - Using 0870 as Emergency Number Reply #8 - Jul 7^th, 2005 at 3:53pm The 08701 566 344 no is the Met Police Casualty Bureau. The Metropolitan Police Authority is responsible for overseeing them.So it might be worth complaining to them, as well as to the Met Police. See www.mpa.gov.uk
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idb Supreme Member Offline Posts: 1,499 Miami, Florida, United States Gender:	Re: London Blasts - Using 0870 as Emergency Number Reply #9 - Jul 7^th, 2005 at 4:17pm I have already complained to Ofcom and the Home Office. I have also submitted a FOI request to the MPA and would suggest others do the same. The use of 0870 in this situation is nothing short of disgraceful, apart from being clueless.
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Reply #10 - Jul 7^th, 2005 at 4:22pm

MPA FOI requests:

To make a request for information from the MPA, or for further assistance, please contact:

The Liaison Unit
Metropolitan Police Authority
10 Dean Farrar Street
London SW1H 0NY
Email: foi@mpa.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 7202 0186
Fax: 020 7202 0246
Minicom: 020 7202 0173

MPA Contact details:

General enquiries
Metropolitan Police Authority
10 Dean Farrar Street
London
SW1H 0NY

Tel: 020 7202 0202
Fax: 020 7202 0200
Minicom: 020 7202 0173

General enquiries email
enquiries@mpa.gov.uk

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Forum Admin YaBB Administrator Offline Posts: 374 Gender:	Re: London Blasts - Using 0870 as Emergency Number Reply #11 - Jul 7^th, 2005 at 4:27pm I'm not sure if this it the 020 equivalent to the advertised 0870 number, but on the following National Rail Enquiries page, it quotes the following number as the number for Casualty Enquiries 020 8358 0101 See: http://nrekb.nationalrail.co.uk/incidents/today.html Thanks Daniel
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dorf Supreme Member Offline I hate Qs on Premium NGNs Posts: 575 UK Gender:	Re: London Blasts - Using 0870 as Emergency Number Reply #12 - Jul 7^th, 2005 at 4:35pm Agree entirely. This about as sick as anyone can possibly get!!
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Martin_S Newbie Offline Posts: 28	Re: London Blasts - Using 0870 as Emergency Number Reply #13 - Jul 7^th, 2005 at 4:35pm This is an absolute disgrace. I have tried that number above to complain but was enagaged. Now I will send an email. I feel very strongly about this.
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bigjohn Supreme Member Offline Posts: 2,316 Gender:	Re: London Blasts - Using 0870 as Emergency Number Reply #14 - Jul 7^th, 2005 at 4:56pm The 0870 no is the Met Police Central Casualty Bureau no. The 0208 no is a British Transport Police No. The Met Police Casualty Bureau is now based at the Hendon Police College. Visit http://www.met.police.uk/casualty/info.htm
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