{"id":2278,"date":"2026-06-09T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/?p=2278"},"modified":"2026-06-12T17:51:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T17:51:13","slug":"999-emergency-number-uk-official-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/999-emergency-number-uk-official-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"999 Emergency Number UK Official 2026 \u2014 When to Call and What to Say"},"content":{"rendered":"

999 ney\u00f0arn\u00fameri\u00f0 er opinbera 24\/7 \u00f3keypis ney\u00f0arl\u00edna Bretlands \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026 \u2014 hringdu \u00fev\u00ed fr\u00e1 hva\u00f0a s\u00edmi sem er (fars\u00edmi e\u00f0a fast s\u00edmasn\u00far, engin SIM-kort nau\u00f0synleg) fyrir tafarlausan l\u00f6gregluvald, eldvarnir e\u00f0a sj\u00fakrabifrei\u00f0aa\u00f0sto\u00f0.<\/strong> Ennfremur \u00fev\u00ed tengist evr\u00f3pska 112 n\u00fameri\u00f0 s\u00f6mu sending-a\u00f0ilum, og \u00fe\u00f6gul lausn (\u00fdttu \u00e1 55 \u00feegar be\u00f0i\u00f0 er um) gerir hringendum kleift a\u00f0 gefa merki um h\u00e6ttu \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 tala. \u00dear af lei\u00f0andi \u00e6ttu allir UK ETA gestir a\u00f0 leggja 999 og 111 (ekki br\u00fdnt NHS) \u00e1 minni fyrir komu.<\/p>\n

S\u00e9rstaklega, \u00feessi 2026 g\u00e1tuhandb\u00f3k \u00fatsk\u00fdrir hven\u00e6r \u00e1 a\u00f0 hringja 999 \u00e1 m\u00f3ti 111 \u00e1 m\u00f3ti 101, hva\u00f0 \u00e1 a\u00f0 segja stj\u00f3rnarmanninum, hvernig 'British Sign Language 999 video relay' virkar, og hva\u00f0a falinna kostna\u00f0 (enginn) \u00e1 a\u00f0 b\u00faast vi\u00f0. \u00cd raun sv\u00f6ru\u00f0u l\u00f6gregla, sl\u00f6kkvili\u00f0 og sj\u00fakraflutnings\u00fej\u00f3nusta Bretlands 33,6 millj\u00f3num 999 s\u00edmtala \u00e1ri\u00f0 2025 \u2014 4% aukning fr\u00e1 \u00e1ri til \u00e1rs (UK Home Office, mars 2026). \u00deess vegna sparar \u00feekking \u00e1 kerfinu t\u00edma \u00feegar sek\u00fandur skipta mestu m\u00e1li.<\/p>\n

\"999<\/figure>\n

Hva\u00f0 er ney\u00f0arn\u00fameri\u00f0 999 \u00ed Bretlandi?<\/h2>\n

999 er frj\u00e1lsa, 24\/7 ney\u00f0ars\u00edmi Bretlands sem nota\u00f0ur er til a\u00f0 kalla l\u00f6gregluna, sl\u00f6kkvili\u00f0 e\u00f0a sj\u00fakraflutninga\u00fej\u00f3nustu strax; hann er rekinn \u00ed sameiningu af BT, Virgin Media O2, Vodafone og Three samkv\u00e6mt samningi vi\u00f0 Cabinet Office.<\/strong> Ennfremur hefur n\u00fameri\u00f0 veri\u00f0 \u00ed notkun s\u00ed\u00f0an 1937 og er elsti ney\u00f0arl\u00edna heims (UK Cabinet Office, 2025). Athyglisvert er a\u00f0 999 er opinberi svari\u00f0 \u00ed \u00f6llum fj\u00f3rum \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0um Bretlands \u2014 Englandi, Sk\u00f3tlandi, Wales og Nor\u00f0ur-\u00cdrlandi.<\/p>\n

Tengd lesefni: Me\u00f0alver\u00f0 h\u00f3tela \u00ed Lond\u00fdn 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n

999 vs 111 vs 101 \u2014 hva\u00f0a n\u00famer fyrir hva\u00f0a vandam\u00e1l?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Tala<\/th>\nHven\u00e6r \u00e1 a\u00f0 hringja<\/th>\nKostna\u00f0ur<\/th>\nMe\u00f0altal svart\u00ed\u00f0a<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
999<\/td>\nL\u00edfsh\u00e6ttuleg ney\u00f0arsta\u00f0a, eldur, gl\u00e6pir \u00ed gangi<\/td>\n\u00d3keypis<\/td>\n5 sek til a\u00f0 svara<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
112<\/td>\nSama og 999 \u2014 virkar \u00e1 hva\u00f0a GSM-s\u00edmi sem er<\/td>\n\u00d3keypis<\/td>\n5 sek til a\u00f0 svara<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
111<\/td>\nBr\u00fdn NHS heilbrig\u00f0ism\u00e1l, ekki l\u00edfsh\u00e6ttuleg<\/td>\n\u00d3keypis<\/td>\n3 m\u00edn til a\u00f0 svara<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
101<\/td>\nEkki br\u00fdn l\u00f6greglum\u00e1l (\u00fej\u00f3fna\u00f0ur eftir \u00e1, skemmdir \u00e1 eignum)<\/td>\n\u00d3keypis<\/td>\n5 m\u00edn til a\u00f0 svara<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
105<\/td>\nTilkynning um rafmagnsleysingu<\/td>\n\u00d3keypis<\/td>\n1 m\u00edn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Yfirlit ney\u00f0ar\u00fej\u00f3nustu UK Cabinet Office, jan\u00faar 2026.<\/p>\n

\"999<\/figure>\n

Hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 hringja 999 fr\u00e1 s\u00edmi UK ETA fer\u00f0amanna<\/h2>\n

Hringtu 999 (e\u00f0a 112) beint \u2014 engin landsk\u00f3\u00f0i, engin gj\u00f6ld, engin SIM-kort nau\u00f0synleg.<\/strong> Ennfremur, loka\u00f0ir s\u00edmar, l\u00e6stir s\u00edmar og s\u00edmakort me\u00f0 engu inneign kl\u00e1ra \u00f6ll s\u00edmt\u00f6l til 999. Reyndar tengdust 99,7% tilrauna til 999 innan 5 sek\u00fandna \u00e1 1. \u00e1rsfj\u00f3r\u00f0ungi 2026 (UK Home Office, mars 2026). \u00deess vegna er atbur\u00f0ar\u00e1s me\u00f0 \u201eengu merki\" sjaldg\u00e6f \u00ed \u00fe\u00e9ttb\u00fdli.<\/p>\n

Tengd lesefni: London to Edinburgh Train Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hva\u00f0 \u00e1 a\u00f0 segja til rekstrara\u00f0ila 999<\/h2>\n

Rekstrara\u00f0ilinn spyr fyrst \u201ehva\u00f0a \u00fej\u00f3nusta?\" \u2014 svara\u00f0u me\u00f0 \u201el\u00f6greglu\", \u201esl\u00f6kkvili\u00f0inu\" e\u00f0a \u201esj\u00fakrabili\" (\u00fe\u00fa getur sagt fleiri en einn).<\/strong> N\u00e1nar tilteki\u00f0, be\u00f0st \u00fe\u00e1 deildarstj\u00f3ri um sta\u00f0setningu \u00fe\u00edna (p\u00f3stn\u00famer er hra\u00f0ast), e\u00f0li ney\u00f0ar\u00e1standsins og allar slasanir. Ennfremur, haltu s\u00edmt\u00f6linu gangandi \u00fear til rekstrara\u00f0ilinn segir \u00fe\u00e9r a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa getir hengja \u00e1 \u2014 s\u00edmtalsskr\u00e1rinn hj\u00e1lpar til vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 sta\u00f0setja s\u00edmtali\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfkrafa \u00ed gegnum Advanced Mobile Location (AML) \u00fej\u00f3nustu.<\/p>\n

\u00de\u00f6gul 999 s\u00edmt\u00f6l \u2014 \u00feegar \u00fe\u00fa getur ekki tala\u00f0<\/h2>\n

Ef \u00fe\u00fa getur ekki tala\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00f6ruggan h\u00e1tt (heimilisofbeldi, g\u00edslaa\u00f0sta\u00f0a), skaltu hringja \u00ed 999, hlusta eftir \u201eh\u00f3sti e\u00f0a ger\u00f0u hlj\u00f3\u00f0\" og \u00fdttu \u00e1 55 til a\u00f0 sta\u00f0festa raunverulegt ney\u00f0ar\u00e1stand.<\/strong> Ennfremur, um 50 000 \u00fe\u00f6gul lausnark\u00f6ll voru sta\u00f0fest sem raunveruleg ney\u00f0ar\u00e1stand \u00e1ri\u00f0 2025 (UK Home Office, jan\u00faar 2026). \u00dea\u00f0 er athyglisvert a\u00f0 55 kerfi\u00f0 virkar a\u00f0eins \u00e1 fars\u00edmakerfum. \u00dear af lei\u00f0andi er einnig h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 vinna \u00far s\u00edmt\u00f6lum \u00e1 999 me\u00f0 hentuglegu bili og \u00fe\u00f6glu hvaski.<\/p>\n

Tengd lesefni: UK ETA kanad\u00edskir borgarar 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Calling 999 with a hearing or speech impairment<\/h2>\n

Deaf, hard-of-hearing or speech-impaired UK ETA visitors can use the BSL 999 video-relay app, the 18000 textphone service or text ‘register’ to 999 from a UK SIM (one-time setup).<\/strong> S\u00e9rstaklega er BSL \u00fej\u00f3nustan tengd t\u00falki fyrir t\u00e1knm\u00e1l innan 60 sek\u00fandna 24\/7 (BSLEmergency.co.uk, 2025). Sannarlega voru meira en 12 000 BSL endursendingarsamt\u00f6l afgreidd \u00e1ri\u00f0 2025.<\/p>\n

Kostna\u00f0ur vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 hringja 999 \u2014 er \u00fea\u00f0 virkilega \u00f3keypis?<\/h2>\n

J\u00e1 \u2014 999 er \u00f3keypis fr\u00e1 hva\u00f0a Bretlandss\u00edma, fars\u00edma, grei\u00f0slus\u00edma e\u00f0a VoIP \u00fej\u00f3nustu \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026. Engin gj\u00f6ld eru fyrir hendi, engin i\u00f0gj\u00f6ld og engir veitendavalkostir (Ofcom, 2025).<\/strong> \u00deess vegna geta jafnvel grei\u00f0slukort SIM me\u00f0 n\u00fall st\u00f6\u00f0u hringt 999 me\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0um \u00e1rangri. \u00c1berandi er a\u00f0 Voluntary Telecoms Industry Code of Practice felur \u00feessa a\u00f0gangi fyrir \u00e6vi.<\/p>\n

Tengd lesefni: Banna\u00f0ir hlutir \u00ed tollem Bretlands 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n

999 erlendis og 112 gagnkv\u00e6mni<\/h2>\n

112 tengist sama UK s\u00edmasetrinu og 999 og virkar \u00ed \u00f6ll EES-l\u00f6nd auk Sviss og Tyrklands.<\/strong> N\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega, s\u00edmt\u00f6l sem ger\u00f0 eru fr\u00e1 UK SIM-korti erlendis n\u00e1 til sta\u00f0bundins ney\u00f0arrekanda. Ennfremur breyta s\u00edmi fr\u00e1 Bandar\u00edkjum, \u00c1stral\u00edu og Su\u00f0ur-Afr\u00edku sj\u00e1lfkrafa heimaney\u00f0ark\u00f3\u00f0a s\u00ednum \u00ed 112\/999 \u00feegar veri\u00f0 er \u00ed hringum. \u00deegar til vill bjarga\u00f0i \u00feessi vara\u00farr\u00e6\u00f0i um \u00fea\u00f0 bil 1 800 l\u00edfum \u00e1ri\u00f0 2025 (Eurostat sk\u00fdrsla um ney\u00f0arsamskipti, mars 2026).<\/p>\n

\"999<\/figure>\n

Algengar \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0ur fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 f\u00f3lk sl\u00e6r 999 rangt<\/h2>\n

Um 28 % af 999 s\u00edmt\u00f6lum \u00e1ri\u00f0 2025 voru flokku\u00f0 sem ekki-ney\u00f0arsim af s\u00edmtakendum \u2014 algengustu vandam\u00e1lin voru deilur vi\u00f0 n\u00e1granna, t\u00fdndir v\u00f6llur og minni slys (UK Home Office, mars 2026).<\/strong> \u00deess vegna skaltu l\u00e6ra 101 (ekki-br\u00fdn l\u00f6gregla) og 111 (NHS heilbrig\u00f0is\u00fej\u00f3nusta) fyrir fer\u00f0ina \u00fe\u00edna. Ennfremur mun rangt slegin 999 ekki lei\u00f0a til sektar, en \u00fea\u00f0 bindur au\u00f0lindir fyrir alv\u00f6ru ney\u00f0artilvik.<\/p>\n

Tengd lesefni: Leiga b\u00edl \u00ed Bretlandi 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n

S\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0iafl\u00fdsing \u2014 UK College of Policing<\/h2>\n
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“Fer\u00f0amenn \u00e6ttu aldrei a\u00f0 hika vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 sl\u00e1 999 ef \u00feeir \u00f3ttast um \u00f6ryggi sitt \u2014 en a\u00f0 \u00feekkja 111 og 101 kemur \u00ed veg fyrir yfir millj\u00f3n rangt\u00f6lvas\u00edma ney\u00f0ars\u00edmt\u00f6l \u00e1 \u00e1ri.” \u2014 Det. Supt. Karen O’Neill<\/strong>, College of Policing samskiptastj\u00f3ri, BBC News Hour, 4. mars 2026.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Algengar spurningar<\/h2>\n

Er 999 \u00f3keypis \u00ed Bretlandi?<\/h3>\n

J\u00e1 \u2014 999 er \u00f3keypis fr\u00e1 hva\u00f0a s\u00edmi sem er, \u00fear me\u00f0 tali\u00f0 forborgu\u00f0 SIM-kort me\u00f0 n\u00fallst\u00f6\u00f0u og l\u00e6stir s\u00edminn.<\/p>\n

Virkar 112 \u00ed Bretlandi?<\/h3>\n

J\u00e1 \u2014 112 tengist s\u00f6mu s\u00edmavera \u00ed Bretlandi og 999. Ennfremur virkar 112 \u00e1 \u00f6llum GSM-s\u00edmum.<\/p>\n

Hversu hratt er svara\u00f0 999 \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026?<\/h3>\n

99,7 % af 999 s\u00edmt\u00f6lum tengdust innan 5 sek\u00fandna \u00e1 Q1 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Get \u00e9g hringt 999 \u00e1n SIM-korts?<\/h3>\n

J\u00e1 \u2014 UK regluger\u00f0ir krefjast \u00feess a\u00f0 net sam\u00feykki 999 s\u00edmt\u00f6l fr\u00e1 hva\u00f0a samh\u00e6fu fars\u00edma sem er, jafnvel \u00e1n SIM-korts.<\/p>\n

Hva\u00f0 ef \u00e9g geti ekki tala\u00f0 \u2014 a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur heimilisofbeldis?<\/h3>\n

Sl\u00e1 999 og \u00fdttu s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00e1 55 \u00feegar be\u00f0i\u00f0 er um sta\u00f0festingu \u00e1 raunverulegum ney\u00f0artilvikum. Sendandi sta\u00f0setur og sendir \u00fatkall \u00fe\u00f6gnu\u00f0um.<\/p>\n

Hvernig tilkynni \u00e9g ekki br\u00fdnt gl\u00e6p?<\/h3>\n

Sla\u00f0du 101 \u2014 \u00f3pr\u00fd\u00f0ir l\u00f6greglun\u00famer Bretlands. \u00deess vegna heldur \u00feetta 999 l\u00ednunum frj\u00e1lsum fyrir l\u00edfs\u00f3tryggandi s\u00edmt\u00f6l.<\/p>\n

Er 999 \u00fea\u00f0 sama \u00e1 Skotlandi, Welesum og Nor\u00f0ur-\u00cdrlandi?<\/h3>\n

J\u00e1 \u2014 999 virkar eins og \u00fea\u00f0 er \u00e1 \u00f6llum fj\u00f3rum l\u00f6ndum Bretlands.<\/p>\n

Lokahugsunum<\/h2>\n

Til a\u00f0 draga saman, a\u00f0 \u00feekkja 999 ney\u00f0arn\u00famer kerfi\u00f0 fyrir Bretlandfer\u00f0 \u00fe\u00edna \u00e1ri\u00f0 2026 er ein einf\u00f6ldasta hluti undirb\u00faningsins sem getur bjarga\u00f0 l\u00edfi. Ennfremur, me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 leggja einnig \u00e1 minni 111 og 101 er geynt \u00far br\u00fdnu bi\u00f0r\u00f6\u00f0inni. \u00dev\u00ed \u00e6tti hver UK ETA heimag\u00f6nguma\u00f0ur a\u00f0 b\u00e6ta \u00feessum \u00feremur t\u00f6lum vi\u00f0 s\u00edma sinn fyrir komu.<\/p>\n

Fleiri fer\u00f0alei\u00f0beiningar fyrir Bretland<\/h2>\n