Learner driver calls 999 to report late instructor
Published: 2013 July 17 16:50:23 (5459 Views)
A learner driver left operators at West Midlands police stunned after calling 999 to complain his driving instructor had turned up late for a lesson.
'I've got an emergency… the person who's supposed to be teaching me came late and now she's asking me to get out of her car,' he said.
'She's saying I'm giving her attitude… please come over.
'I need someone to complain to. Who should I complain to?'
The operator seemed less than impressed by the call and warned the man he could be arrested for breaching the peace.
West Midlands police have previously released audio of 999 calls from one member of the public complaining about not getting served in McDonalds and from another asking how to call 101.
Chief Inspector Sally Holmes said the calls were 'ridiculous' and warned 999 should only be used to report genuine emergencies.
'We regularly receive calls on the 9s about lost property, people asking for directions and revellers who've been denied entry to nightclubs,' she said.
'It's astonishing listening to them but they hide a serious truth. I cannot stress enough the 999 number is for emergencies only.'
- Metro
'I've got an emergency… the person who's supposed to be teaching me came late and now she's asking me to get out of her car,' he said.
'She's saying I'm giving her attitude… please come over.
'I need someone to complain to. Who should I complain to?'
The operator seemed less than impressed by the call and warned the man he could be arrested for breaching the peace.
West Midlands police have previously released audio of 999 calls from one member of the public complaining about not getting served in McDonalds and from another asking how to call 101.
Chief Inspector Sally Holmes said the calls were 'ridiculous' and warned 999 should only be used to report genuine emergencies.
'We regularly receive calls on the 9s about lost property, people asking for directions and revellers who've been denied entry to nightclubs,' she said.
'It's astonishing listening to them but they hide a serious truth. I cannot stress enough the 999 number is for emergencies only.'
- Metro
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