[Misc] 101 No one in.

Weststander said:

Scum. Sorry to hear that.

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SIMMO SAYS said:

Some little scrotes have smashed into [MENTION=26444]Wrong Direction[/MENTION]'s van tonight around 10pm.
They did a turn down the road and came back to survey the damage and just drove off.
Spent 45 minutes ringing 101 - rang and rang no one answered.
Phoned 999 and explained the situation - they gave me another number to ring same thing happened.
They advised to ring in the morning as there was a fault.

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SIMMO SAYS said:

Some little scrotes have smashed into [MENTION=26444]Wrong Direction[/MENTION]'s van tonight around 10pm.
They did a turn down the road and came back to survey the damage and just drove off.
Spent 45 minutes ringing 101 - rang and rang no one answered.
Phoned 999 and explained the situation - they gave me another number to ring same thing happened.
They advised to ring in the morning as there was a fault.

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Barrow Boy said:

Complete and utter trash mate, hopefully someone saw it and can identify the scumbags and tell our illustrious Police Force, obviously as long as their phones are working ok.

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Palacefinder General said:

If you had any idea of the working life of a call taker at Sussex Police HQ, there can be few jobs anywhere where the turnover of staff is so high. A friend of mine would sit crying in her car before she started her shift, so much did she dread going in (she’s since moved on). Stripped of staff (nice one Theresa May), under too much pressure, outdated equipment not fit for purpose and taking too much abuse on the phones.

Sorry to hear Simmo and Wrong D, utter scum as has already been said.

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Cowfold Seagull said:

I'm really not sure that the 101 service is fir for purpose, even on a 'normal' day.

I have had reason to call them a couple of times over the past few years, and on both occasions it took them an age to answer the phone. They say that too many people are dialing 999 unnecessarily, well maybe that's part of the reason, it's so difficult to get through on 101.

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LamieRobertson said:

I can tell you from a very reliable source that too many people ring born numbers unnecessarily

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Cowfold Seagull said:

I'm sure that's the case, but obviously these numbers need to exist, and be answered promptly, so that the Police can be contacted, otherwise what's the point?

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