{"id":397,"date":"2026-01-09T02:46:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T02:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/?p=397"},"modified":"2026-04-14T13:44:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T13:44:03","slug":"uk-emergency-numbers-999-guide-travellers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/uk-emergency-numbers-999-guide-travellers\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00d6ruggar fer\u00f0ir \u00ed Bretlandi \u2013 nau\u00f0synleg ney\u00f0arn\u00famer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UK Emergency Numbers 999 &#8211; Yfirgripsmikill \u00f6ryggishandb\u00f3ki fyrir fer\u00f0amenn<\/h1>\n\n<p>Bretland er eitt af \u00f6ruggustu l\u00f6ndum Evr\u00f3pu fyrir fer\u00f0amenn, me\u00f0 ney\u00f0arn\u00fameri\u00f0 999 (e\u00f0a 112) sem tengir \u00feig vi\u00f0 l\u00f6gregluna, sj\u00fakrab\u00edla og sl\u00f6kkvili\u00f0i\u00f0. \u00cdmynda\u00f0u \u00fe\u00e9r: \u00fe\u00fa ert a\u00f0 kanna hina \u00feekktu g\u00f6tur Lund\u00fana \u00feegar skyndilega fellur fer\u00f0af\u00e9lagi \u00feinn, e\u00f0a kannski s\u00e9r\u00f0u b\u00edlslys \u00e1 Skosku fj\u00f6llum. \u00dea\u00f0 a\u00f0 vita ney\u00f0arn\u00famer Bretlands 999 g\u00e6ti gert mun \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 f\u00e1 tafarlaust hj\u00e1lp og h\u00e6ttulegum t\u00f6fum. Ennfremur gefur \u00fea\u00f0 al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legum gestum sj\u00e1lfstraust a\u00f0 kanna \u00feetta fallega land me\u00f0 \u00f6ryggi, a\u00f0 skilja hvernig ney\u00f0ar\u00fej\u00f3nusta Bretlands virkar.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u00c1 hverju \u00e1ri heims\u00e6kja millj\u00f3nir fj\u00f6lskyldna og p\u00f6r Bretland \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 skilja ney\u00f0arvi\u00f0br\u00f6g\u00f0skerfi\u00f0 a\u00f0 fullu. Hins vegar geta nokkrar m\u00edn\u00fatur af undirb\u00faningi tryggt a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa s\u00e9rt tilb\u00fain(n) a\u00f0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 hvers konar kreppu \u00e1 \u00e1hrifar\u00edkan h\u00e1tt. Ennfremur eru ney\u00f0ar\u00fej\u00f3nustur Bretlands s\u00e9rstaklega \u00fatb\u00fanar til a\u00f0 a\u00f0sto\u00f0a al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0lega gesti, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al \u00fe\u00e1 sem tala ekki enska me\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0ri fl\u00e6ti.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u00deessi yfirgripsmikla handb\u00f3k fjallar um allt sem \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft a\u00f0 vita um ney\u00f0ar\u00fej\u00f3nustu \u00e1 Bretlandi. A\u00f0 auki munum vi\u00f0 \u00fatsk\u00fdra hven\u00e6r \u00e1 a\u00f0 nota mismunandi n\u00famer, hva\u00f0a uppl\u00fdsingar \u00e1 a\u00f0 veita og hvernig kerfi\u00f0 virkar fyrir fer\u00f0amenn. Mikilv\u00e6gast er a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa uppg\u00f6tva\u00f0ir vi\u00f0b\u00f3tarau\u00f0lindir sem eru \u00ed bo\u00f0i til a\u00f0 halda fj\u00f6lskyldunni \u00feinni \u00f6ruggri \u00e1 me\u00f0an \u00fe\u00fa deilir breskri \u00e6vint\u00fdri.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Skilningur \u00e1 ney\u00f0arn\u00famerakerfi Bretlands 999<\/h2>\n\n<p>A\u00f0alney\u00f0arn\u00famer Bretlands er 999, sem tengir \u00feig vi\u00f0 l\u00f6gregluna, sl\u00f6kkvilistinn, sj\u00fakrab\u00edla og strandg\u00e6slu\u00fej\u00f3nustu um Englands, Skotlands, Wales og Nor\u00f0ur-\u00cdrlands. Ennfremur virkar evr\u00f3pska ney\u00f0arn\u00fameri\u00f0 112 einnig \u00e1 Bretlandi og tengir \u00feig vi\u00f0 s\u00f6mu \u00fej\u00f3nustu. Hins vegar er 999 \u00feekktasta n\u00fameri\u00f0 me\u00f0al \u00edb\u00faa Bretlands og ney\u00f0arstarfsmanna.<\/p>\n\n<p>Kerfi\u00f0 999 hefur starfa\u00f0 \u00ed yfir 80 \u00e1r og er \u00fear me\u00f0 eitt af elstu ney\u00f0ars\u00edmakerfum heimsins. Af \u00feessum s\u00f6kum er \u00fea\u00f0 mj\u00f6g skilvirkt og s\u00e9rstaklega hanna\u00f0 til a\u00f0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 \u00fdmsar kr\u00edsusituations flj\u00f3tt. Ennfremur eru s\u00edmt\u00f6l \u00e1 999 algj\u00f6rlega \u00f3keypis fr\u00e1 hva\u00f0a s\u00edmi sem er, \u00fear me\u00f0 tali\u00f0 fars\u00edmar \u00e1n inneigns og opinberir s\u00edmar.<\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p>Ney\u00f0arsv\u00f6run \u00fej\u00e1lfast \u00edtarlega til a\u00f0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 s\u00edmt\u00f6l fr\u00e1 erlendum gestum. Til d\u00e6mis skilja \u00feeir a\u00f0 fer\u00f0amenn kunna ekki a\u00f0 \u00feekkja n\u00e1kv\u00e6mar sta\u00f0setningar e\u00f0a sta\u00f0bundnir landarmerki. \u00deess vegna eru \u00feeir duglir \u00ed a\u00f0 nota a\u00f0rar a\u00f0fer\u00f0ir til a\u00f0 bera kennsl \u00e1 sta\u00f0setningu \u00fe\u00edna og senda vi\u00f0eigandi hj\u00e1lp.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hven\u00e6r \u00e1 a\u00f0 hringja \u00ed Ney\u00f0arn\u00famer \u00ed Bretlandi 999 \u00e1 m\u00f3ti 101<\/h3>\n\n<p>Skilningur \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed hven\u00e6r \u00e1 a\u00f0 nota 999 \u00e1 m\u00f3ti 101 hj\u00e1lpar til a\u00f0 tryggja a\u00f0 ney\u00f0ar\u00farr\u00e6\u00f0i n\u00e1i til \u00feeirra sem \u00feurfa \u00e1 \u00feeim mest a\u00f0 halda. Sannarlega getur misnotkun \u00e1 ney\u00f0arn\u00famerum seinka\u00f0 mikilv\u00e6gum vi\u00f0brag\u00f0st\u00edmum vi\u00f0 l\u00edfsh\u00e6ttulegum a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0um. Hins vegar eiga fer\u00f0amenn oft erfi\u00f0leika me\u00f0 a\u00f0 greina \u00e1 milli ney\u00f0ar og ekki-ney\u00f0ara\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0na \u00ed \u00f3\u00feekktum umhverfi.<\/p>\n\n<p>Hringdu 999 strax \u00ed \u00feessum a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0um:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>L\u00edf einhvers er \u00ed beinni h\u00e6ttu<\/li><li>Gl\u00e6pur er a\u00f0 eiga s\u00e9r sta\u00f0 n\u00fana<\/li><li>Alvarleg slysa sem \u00feurfa br\u00e1\u00f0a l\u00e6knisa\u00f0sto\u00f0<\/li><li>Eldar e\u00f0a gaslosunar sem skapa beilna h\u00e6ttu<\/li><li>Slysusl\u00f6gs\u00f6x me\u00f0 mei\u00f0slum e\u00f0a umfer\u00f0art\u00e1landi<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<p>Aftur \u00e1 m\u00f3ti skaltu nota 101 fyrir ekki-ney\u00f0am\u00e1l l\u00f6greglu eins og a\u00f0 tilkynna minnih\u00e1ttar gl\u00e6pi eftir a\u00f0 \u00feeir hafa \u00e1tt s\u00e9r sta\u00f0 e\u00f0a til a\u00f0 leita almennra r\u00e1\u00f0legginga. Til d\u00e6mis, ef leigub\u00edllinn \u00feinn var skemmdur \u00e1 kv\u00f6ldin, \u00feetta \u00e1stand krefst athygli l\u00f6greglu en er ekki tafarlaus ney\u00f0artilfelli. \u00c1 sama h\u00e1tt, t\u00fdndir vegabr\u00e9f e\u00f0a minni \u00fej\u00f3fna\u00f0 sem uppg\u00f6tva\u00f0 er klukkustundum s\u00ed\u00f0ar r\u00e9ttl\u00e6ta 101 s\u00edmtal frekar en 999.<\/p>\n\n<p>Ekki-ney\u00f0arlyfl\u00e6knangara\u00f0st\u00f6fun \u00e6tti a\u00f0 vera me\u00f0h\u00f6ndlu\u00f0 \u00ed gegnum NHS 111, sem vi\u00f0 munum r\u00e6\u00f0a s\u00ed\u00f0ar \u00ed \u00feessari handb\u00f3k. Engu a\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0ur, ef \u00fe\u00fa ert \u00f3viss um hvort sta\u00f0an telst ney\u00f0artilfelli, er betra a\u00f0 hringja 999 og l\u00e1ta \u00fej\u00e1lfa\u00f0a starfsmenn d\u00e6ma \u00fea\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hva\u00f0a uppl\u00fdsingar \u00e1 a\u00f0 veita<\/h3>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"859\" src=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/article_1045_img_0.jpg\" alt=\"UK ETA vs Kanada eTA: Hva\u00f0 fer\u00f0amenn \u00feurfa a\u00f0 vita \u2013 landslag Kanad\u00edsku klettfjallanna\" class=\"wp-image-1157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/article_1045_img_0.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/article_1045_img_0-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/article_1045_img_0-1024x733.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/article_1045_img_0-768x550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/article_1045_img_0-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Undirb\u00faningur hj\u00e1lpar \u00fe\u00e9r a\u00f0 veita mikilv\u00e6gar uppl\u00fdsingar flj\u00f3tt og n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega \u00e1 me\u00f0an \u00e1 stressandi ney\u00f0ara\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0um stendur. Ennfremur getur \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 hafa lykiluppl\u00fdsingar tilb\u00fanar verulega stytt svart\u00edma. \u00deess vegna, haltu mikilv\u00e6gum uppl\u00fdsingum au\u00f0veldlega a\u00f0gengilegum \u00e1 me\u00f0an \u00e1 fer\u00f0um \u00fe\u00ednum um UK stendur.<\/p>\n\n<p>Nau\u00f0synlegar uppl\u00fdsingar fyrir ney\u00f0ars\u00edmt\u00f6l innihalda:<\/p>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Hva\u00f0a \u00fej\u00f3nustu \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft (l\u00f6gregla, sl\u00f6kkvili\u00f0, sj\u00fakrab\u00edl e\u00f0a strandg\u00e6slan)<\/li><li>N\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega sta\u00f0setning \u00fe\u00edn e\u00f0a n\u00e6stu kennim\u00f6rk<\/li><li>E\u00f0li ney\u00f0ar\u00e1standsins og hva\u00f0 ger\u00f0ist<\/li><li>Fj\u00f6ldi f\u00f3lks sem \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 vi\u00f0 e\u00f0a slasa\u00f0ir<\/li><li>S\u00edman\u00fameri \u00feinn ef \u00fe\u00fa slitnar sambandi<\/li><\/ol>\n\n<p>Sta\u00f0setningaruppl\u00fdsingar reynast s\u00e9rstaklega krefjandi fyrir fer\u00f0amenn sem \u00feekkja ekki breska landafr\u00e6\u00f0i. \u00de\u00f3 geta n\u00fat\u00edmaleg snjalls\u00edmar hj\u00e1lpa\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e9r a\u00f0 veita n\u00e1kv\u00e6ma sta\u00f0setningu. Til d\u00e6mis getur\u00f0u deilt GPS-hnitum \u00fe\u00ednum e\u00f0a l\u00fdst n\u00e6rliggjandi verslunum, kr\u00e1m e\u00f0a s\u00e9rst\u00f6kum byggingum. Auk \u00feess ver\u00f0a p\u00f3stn\u00famerauppl\u00fdsingar \u00f3metanlegar \u00feegar \u00fe\u00e6r eru tilt\u00e6kar, \u00fear sem ney\u00f0ar\u00fej\u00f3nusta notar \u00fe\u00e6r til n\u00e1kv\u00e6mrar sta\u00f0setningarkenninga.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mikilv\u00e6g ney\u00f0arflutningsn\u00famer fyrir fer\u00f0amenn<\/h2>\n\n<p>Fyrir utan a\u00f0alney\u00f0arn\u00famerin fyrir UK 999 eru nokkur \u00f6nnur tengili\u00f0an\u00famer \u00f3endanleg ver\u00f0m\u00e6t fyrir al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0lega gesti. Ennfremur hj\u00e1lpar \u00feekking \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed hva\u00f0a \u00fej\u00f3nusta fjallar um tiltekin atvik til a\u00f0 tryggja a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa f\u00e1ir vi\u00f0eigandi a\u00f0sto\u00f0 flj\u00f3tt. Hins vegar eru margir fer\u00f0amenn \u00f3me\u00f0vita\u00f0ir um umfangsmiki\u00f0 stu\u00f0ningsnet sem er \u00ed bo\u00f0i um allt Bretland.<\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p>Hver ney\u00f0ar\u00fej\u00f3nusta starfar me\u00f0 mismunandi h\u00e6tti og tekur \u00e1 m\u00f3ti \u00e1kve\u00f0num tegundum atvika. \u00deess vegna hj\u00e1lpar \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00feekkja einstakar hlutverk \u00feeirra til a\u00f0 geta samskipta\u00f0 \u00e1 skilvirkan h\u00e1tt \u00e1 krepput\u00edmum. Ennfremur gerir \u00feessi \u00feekking \u00fe\u00e9r kleift a\u00f0 veita vi\u00f0eigandi uppl\u00fdsingar sem fl\u00fdta fyrir vi\u00f0brag\u00f0sferlinu.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">L\u00f6greglustj\u00f3rnir, Sl\u00f6kkvil\u00f6greglur og Sj\u00fakraflutnings\u00fej\u00f3nusta<\/h3>\n\n<p>Bresk l\u00f6greglustj\u00f3rnir sj\u00e1 um \u00f6ll sakam\u00e1l, allt fr\u00e1 sm\u00e1um \u00fej\u00f3fna\u00f0i til alvarlegra ofbeldisgl\u00e6pa. A\u00f0 auki sj\u00e1 \u00feeir um umfer\u00f0arslys, tilkynningar um t\u00fdnda einstaklinga og opinbera r\u00f6skun. Hins vegar er n\u00e1lgun \u00feeirra gagnvart fer\u00f0am\u00f6nnum s\u00e9rstaklega stu\u00f0ningssamleg, me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vi\u00f0urkenna a\u00f0 gestir kunna a\u00f0 vera \u00f3kunn um sta\u00f0bundin l\u00f6g og verkferla.<\/p>\n\n<p>Sl\u00f6kkvil\u00f6greglur og bj\u00f6rgunart\u00e6ki breg\u00f0ast vi\u00f0 fleiru en bara h\u00fasabrenna. Til d\u00e6mis takast \u00feeir \u00e1 vi\u00f0 umfer\u00f0arslys sem krefjast s\u00e9rh\u00e6f\u00f0ra sk\u00f6runarb\u00fana\u00f0ar, efnahreinleika, fl\u00f3\u00f0atilvik og d\u00fdrabj\u00f6rgun. Ennfremur eru \u00feeir b\u00fanir til a\u00f0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 gasloska og a\u00f0ra h\u00e6ttusamlega efnaa\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0u sem g\u00e6tu stofna\u00f0 almanna\u00f6ryggi \u00ed h\u00e6ttu.<\/p>\n\n<p>Sj\u00fakraflutninga\u00fej\u00f3nusta \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0heilsu\u00fej\u00f3nustunnar (NHS) veita ney\u00f0arl\u00e6knishj\u00e1lp um allt Bandar\u00edkjakonunginn. \u00dear a\u00f0 auki f\u00e1 farsakir v\u00ed\u00f0t\u00e6ka \u00fej\u00e1lfun til a\u00f0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 allt fr\u00e1 hjarta\u00e1f\u00f6llum til alvarlegra mei\u00f0sla. \u00deess vegna geta \u00feeir veitt l\u00edfslausnir \u00e1 sta\u00f0num \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00feeir flytja sj\u00faklinga \u00e1 vi\u00f0eigandi sj\u00fakrah\u00fas.<\/p>\n\n<p>Strandvar\u00f0a\u00fej\u00f3nusta ver\u00f0a mikilv\u00e6g fyrir fer\u00f0amenn sem kanna umfangsmikla strandl\u00ednu Bretlands. A\u00f0 v\u00edsu annast \u00feeir ney\u00f0artilvik \u00e1 sj\u00f3, bj\u00f6rgun fr\u00e1 klettum og tilvik \u00e1 str\u00f6ndum. \u00deess vegna \u00e6ttu allir sem skipuleggja stranda\u00f0ger\u00f0ir a\u00f0 vera me\u00f0vita\u00f0ir um \u00fej\u00f3nustu \u00feeirra, s\u00e9rstaklega \u00ed kringum vins\u00e6l sv\u00e6\u00f0i eins og Cornwall, S\u00e6var\u00f0asv\u00e6\u00f0i\u00f0 e\u00f0a skosk eyjar.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">S\u00edman\u00famer fyrir ekki-ney\u00f0artilvik<\/h3>\n\n<p>Nokkur s\u00edman\u00famer fyrir ekki-ney\u00f0artilvik bj\u00f3\u00f0a nau\u00f0synlega \u00fej\u00f3nustu fyrir erlenda fer\u00f0amenn \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 yfirbyrgi 999 kerfi\u00f0. A\u00f0 auki bj\u00f3\u00f0a \u00feessar \u00fej\u00f3nustur oft vi\u00f0eigandi a\u00f0sto\u00f0 fyrir algeng vandam\u00e1l fer\u00f0amanna. Hins vegar reyna margir fer\u00f0amenn a\u00f0 nota ney\u00f0arn\u00famer fyrir a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur sem v\u00e6ru betur me\u00f0h\u00f6ndla\u00f0ar \u00ed gegnum a\u00f0ra lei\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n<p>Helstu s\u00edman\u00famer fyrir ekki-ney\u00f0artilvik eru:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>101 &#8211; L\u00f6greglum\u00e1l sem eru ekki ney\u00f0artilvik<\/li><li>111 &#8211; L\u00e6knisr\u00e1\u00f0gj\u00f6f og lei\u00f0beiningar NHS<\/li><li>0800 40 40 40 &#8211; Ney\u00f0arl\u00edna fyrir gasslys<\/li><li>105 &#8211; Ney\u00f0ar\u00fej\u00f3nusta vi\u00f0 rafmagnsleysi<\/li><li>0345 988 1188 &#8211; Floodline fyrir fl\u00f3\u00f0avi\u00f0v\u00f6run<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<p>NHS 111 er ver\u00f0ugt s\u00e9rstakrar athygli fyrir erlenda fer\u00f0amenn sem leita l\u00e6knisr\u00e1\u00f0gjafar. Til d\u00e6mis, ef \u00fe\u00fa ert ekki viss hvort einkenni krefjist tafarlausrar athygli e\u00f0a getur be\u00f0i\u00f0 til morguns, gefur 111 faglegri lei\u00f0beiningar. Ennfremur starfar \u00feessi \u00fej\u00f3nusta allan daginn og getur beint \u00fe\u00e9r til vi\u00f0eigandi um\u00f6nnunar, allt fr\u00e1 ap\u00f3tekar\u00e1\u00f0gj\u00f6f til s\u00f3larhringa bar\u00e1ttuskrifstofur.<\/p>\n\n<p>N\u00f8dn\u00fameri fyrir gas ver\u00f0ur mikilv\u00e6gt ef \u00fe\u00fa lyktar gasi \u00ed gistingu \u00feinni e\u00f0a tekur eftir hugsanlegum gaslekkum. \u00c1 sama h\u00e1tt geta ney\u00f0arkerfi rafmagns haft \u00e1hrif \u00e1 \u00f6ryggi \u00feitt, s\u00e9rstaklega \u00e1 vetrarm\u00e1nu\u00f0um e\u00f0a \u00e1 landsbygg\u00f0inni \u00fear sem bilun \u00ed hitun og birtu skapar alvarlega h\u00e6ttu.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notkun ney\u00f0ar\u00fej\u00f3nustu sem fer\u00f0ama\u00f0ur<\/h2>\n\n<p>Erlendir gestir hafa oft \u00e1hyggjur af a\u00f0gangi a\u00f0 ney\u00f0ar\u00fej\u00f3nustu vegna tungum\u00e1lahindrana, \u00f3kunna vi\u00f0 sta\u00f0bundin kerfi e\u00f0a \u00e1hyggjur um kostna\u00f0. Hins vegar eru breskur ney\u00f0ar\u00fej\u00f3nusta s\u00e9rstaklega h\u00f6nnu\u00f0 til a\u00f0 a\u00f0sto\u00f0a alla, \u00f3h\u00e1\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0erni e\u00f0a innflytjendast\u00f6\u00f0u. \u00dear a\u00f0 auki er ney\u00f0arl\u00e6knisme\u00f0fer\u00f0 veitt strax \u00e1n grei\u00f0slukrafna e\u00f0a sta\u00f0festingar \u00e1 tryggingum.<\/p>\n\n<p>Sta\u00f0a fer\u00f0amanna hefur ekki \u00e1hrif \u00e1 r\u00e9tt \u00feinn til ney\u00f0ara\u00f0sto\u00f0ar \u00e1 nokkurn h\u00e1tt. Ennfremur skilja ney\u00f0arumsj\u00f3nara\u00f0ilar a\u00f0 gestir kunna ekki a\u00f0 \u00feekkja sta\u00f0bundna landafr\u00e6\u00f0i e\u00f0a si\u00f0i. \u00dear af lei\u00f0andi eru \u00feeir \u00fej\u00e1lfa\u00f0ir til a\u00f0 safna uppl\u00fdsingum me\u00f0 \u00feolinm\u00e6\u00f0i og veita vi\u00f0b\u00f3tarhandb\u00f3king \u00feegar \u00fe\u00f6rf krefur.<\/p>\n\n<p>Kr\u00f6fur um skj\u00f6l eru l\u00e1gmarkar \u00ed ney\u00f0ar\u00e1standi. Reyndar forgangsra\u00f0a ney\u00f0ar\u00fej\u00f3nustur tafarlausum \u00f6ryggi fram yfir stj\u00f3rns\u00fdslustokka. \u00deess vegna skalt \u00fe\u00fa ekki hika vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 hringja eftir a\u00f0sto\u00f0 jafnvel \u00fe\u00f3 \u00fe\u00fa eigir ekki au\u00f0kenni a\u00f0gengilegt e\u00f0a ert \u00f3viss um n\u00e1kv\u00e6ma r\u00e9ttarst\u00f6\u00f0u \u00fe\u00edna.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stu\u00f0ningur vi\u00f0 tungum\u00e1l og \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0inga\u00fej\u00f3nusta<\/h3>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/big-ben-sunset-london.jpg\" alt=\"Big Ben og Westminsterbr\u00fain vi\u00f0 s\u00f3lsetur \u00ed London, \u00f3missandi \u00e1fangasta\u00f0ur fyrir s\u00e6nska fer\u00f0amenn\" class=\"wp-image-970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/big-ben-sunset-london.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/big-ben-sunset-london-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/big-ben-sunset-london-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/big-ben-sunset-london-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/big-ben-sunset-london-10x12.jpg 10w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tungum\u00e1lahindranir \u00e6ttu ekki a\u00f0 koma \u00ed veg fyrir a\u00f0 neinn f\u00e1i a\u00f0gang a\u00f0 ney\u00f0ara\u00f0sto\u00f0 \u00ed Bretlandi. A\u00f0 auki halda ney\u00f0ar\u00fej\u00f3nustur a\u00f0gangi a\u00f0 faglegri \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0inga\u00fej\u00f3nustu fyrir fj\u00f6lm\u00f6rg tungum\u00e1l. Hins vegar geta einf\u00f6ld ensku or\u00f0asamb\u00f6nd fl\u00fdtt fyrir upphaflegri bvi\u00f0un \u00e1 me\u00f0an t\u00falkar eru skipulag\u00f0ir.<\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p>Lykilor\u00f0asamb\u00f6nd fyrir ney\u00f0atilvik innihalda sk\u00fdra yfirl\u00fdsingu um \u00fearf \u00feinn fyrir \"l\u00f6greglu,\" \"sj\u00fakrab\u00edl,\" e\u00f0a \"bruna\u00fej\u00f3nustu.\" Ennfremur segir \"\u00c9g \u00fearf hj\u00e1lp\" e\u00f0a \"ney\u00f0artilvik\" strax stj\u00f3rnendum um a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur \u00fe\u00ednar. \u00dear a\u00f0 auki hj\u00e1lpar \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 endurtaka sta\u00f0setningu \u00fe\u00edna m\u00f6rgum sinnum til a\u00f0 tryggja r\u00e9tta skilning \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir tungum\u00e1lakreppur.<\/p>\n\n<p>Faglegir t\u00falkar geta tengst innan m\u00edn\u00fatna fyrir fl\u00f3knar a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur. Til d\u00e6mis, ef \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft a\u00f0 \u00fatsk\u00fdra l\u00e6knisfr\u00e6\u00f0ilegar a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur, l\u00fdsa gl\u00e6pum e\u00f0a gefa n\u00e1kv\u00e6mar uppl\u00fdsingar um atvik, munu stj\u00f3rnendur skipuleggja vi\u00f0eigandi tungum\u00e1lastu. \u00deess vegna \u00e6ttu ekki a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta samskipta\u00e1hyggjur seinka s\u00edmtali eftir ney\u00f0ara\u00f0sto\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n<p>Margir ney\u00f0arsv\u00f6run tala margar tungur e\u00f0a hafa tafarlaust a\u00f0gang a\u00f0 kollegum sem tala \u00fe\u00e6r. A\u00f0 auki hafa st\u00e6rri borgir me\u00f0 st\u00f3ra al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0lega \u00edb\u00faa oft starfsmenn sem tala algengt m\u00e1lfar fer\u00f0amanna. \u00dev\u00ed g\u00e6tir \u00fe\u00fa \u00e1tt au\u00f0veldara me\u00f0 beina samskipti en b\u00faist var vi\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hva\u00f0 gerist eftir a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa hringir<\/h3>\n\n<p>Skilningur \u00e1 ferli ney\u00f0arsv\u00f6runar hj\u00e1lpar til vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 minnka kv\u00ed\u00f0a og gerir betri samvinnu vi\u00f0 komandi \u00fej\u00f3nustu m\u00f6gulega. Ennfremur gerir \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00feekja hva\u00f0 \u00e1skili\u00f0 er \u00fe\u00e9r kleift a\u00f0 undirb\u00faa \u00feig vi\u00f0 h\u00e6fi og a\u00f0sto\u00f0a starfsf\u00f3lk ney\u00f0ar\u00fej\u00f3nustu \u00e1 \u00e1hrifar\u00edkan h\u00e1tt. Hins vegar eru sv\u00f6runarferlar mismunandi eftir tegund ney\u00f0arafst\u00f6\u00f0u og sta\u00f0setningu \u00feinni.<\/p>\n\n<p>Eftir a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa hringir 999 senda stj\u00f3rnendur strax vi\u00f0eigandi \u00fej\u00f3nustu \u00e1 grundvelli uppl\u00fdsinganna \u00feinna. A\u00f0 auki geta \u00feeir haldi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e9r \u00e1 l\u00ednunni til a\u00f0 veita uppf\u00e6rslur e\u00f0a safna frekari uppl\u00fdsingum eftir \u00fev\u00ed sem a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0urnar \u00fer\u00f3ast. \u00dear a\u00f0 auki geta \u00feeir gefi\u00f0 lei\u00f0beiningar um tafarlaus a\u00f0ger\u00f0ir sem \u00fe\u00fa getur gr\u00ed\u00f0i\u00f0 til \u00e1 me\u00f0an a\u00f0sto\u00f0 fer til \u00feinnar sta\u00f0setningar.<\/p>\n\n<p>Svart\u00edmi er mj\u00f6g breytilegur um Bretland, \u00fear sem \u00fe\u00e9ttb\u00fdli f\u00e1 venjulega hra\u00f0ari \u00fej\u00f3nustu en afst\u00f6\u00f0ulaus dreifb\u00fdli. Til d\u00e6mis mi\u00f0u\u00f0u steinfl\u00f3ar \u00ed Lund\u00fanum vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 komast a\u00f0 l\u00edfsh\u00e6ttulegum ney\u00f0arafst\u00f6\u00f0um innan \u00e1tta m\u00edn\u00fatu, en sv\u00f6run Sk\u00f3tskra Hebr\u00edda g\u00e6ti teki\u00f0 t\u00f6luvert lengri t\u00edma. Engu a\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0ur forgangsra\u00f0a allar \u00fej\u00f3nustur br\u00fdnustu m\u00e1lanna \u00f3h\u00e1\u00f0 sta\u00f0setningu.<\/p>\n\n<p>Ney\u00f0arstarfsmenn vilja sannreyna deili \u00fe\u00edna og safna vi\u00f0b\u00f3taruppl\u00fdsingum vi\u00f0 komu. \u00deess vegna skaltu hafa au\u00f0kenni tilb\u00fai\u00f0 ef m\u00f6gulegt er, \u00e1samt vi\u00f0eigandi l\u00e6knisfr\u00e6\u00f0ilegum uppl\u00fdsingum, tryggingauppl\u00fdsingum e\u00f0a ney\u00f0ars\u00edmum. Hins vegar ver\u00f0ur tafarlaus l\u00e6knisme\u00f0fer\u00f0 ekki seinku\u00f0 vegna stj\u00f3rns\u00fdslulegra m\u00e1la.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vi\u00f0b\u00f3tar\u00f6ryggisg\u00f6gn fyrir gesti fr\u00e1 Bretlandi<\/h2>\n\n<p>Fyrir utan ney\u00f0ar\u00fej\u00f3nustu eru margar au\u00f0lindir til sem a\u00f0sto\u00f0a al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0lega gesti a\u00f0 halda s\u00e9r \u00f6ruggum allt lei\u00f0 fer\u00f0a sinna um Bretland. Ennfremur koma fyrirbyggjandi \u00f6ryggisa\u00f0ger\u00f0ir oft \u00ed veg fyrir a\u00f0 ney\u00f0ar\u00e1sigkomur gerist yfir h\u00f6fu\u00f0. Hins vegar horfa margir fer\u00f0alangir fram hj\u00e1 \u00feessum d\u00fdr\u00f0legu au\u00f0lindum \u00fear til vandam\u00e1l koma upp.<\/p>\n\n<p>Sendiherbergi e\u00f0a skrifstofa \u00fe\u00edns lands veitir mikilv\u00e6ga a\u00f0sto\u00f0 vi\u00f0 alvarlegar ney\u00f0ar\u00e1sigkomur sem fela \u00ed s\u00e9r lagaleg m\u00e1l, st\u00f3r l\u00e6knisfr\u00e6\u00f0ileg vandam\u00e1l e\u00f0a verulegt missi gagna. A\u00f0 auki geta \u00feeir a\u00f0sto\u00f0a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 samskipti milli \u00fe\u00edn og sta\u00f0bundinna yfirvalda e\u00f0a l\u00e6knisranns\u00f3knarstofa. \u00dear a\u00f0 auki felur sendiheimilis\u00fej\u00f3nusta \u00ed s\u00e9r a\u00f0sto\u00f0 vi\u00f0 endurkoma \u00ed ney\u00f0artilvikum.<\/p>\n\n<p>Fer\u00f0atryggingaf\u00e9l\u00f6g halda oft 24 t\u00edma ney\u00f0arhl\u00f6\u00f0um fyrir ney\u00f0artilvik erlendis. Til d\u00e6mis geta \u00feeir heimila\u00f0 l\u00e6knisme\u00f0fer\u00f0ir, skipa\u00f0 s\u00e9rh\u00e6f\u00f0ri um\u00f6nnun e\u00f0a sami\u00f0 vi\u00f0 ney\u00f0ar\u00fej\u00f3nustu. Ennfremur fela margar v\u00e1tryggingar \u00ed s\u00e9r \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingar\u00fej\u00f3nustu og sta\u00f0bundna a\u00f0sto\u00f0 sem b\u00e6ta vi\u00f0 opinberan ney\u00f0ar\u00fej\u00f3nustu.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u00d6ryggisforrit fyrir fars\u00edma geta veitt vi\u00f0b\u00f3tar\u00f6ryggisl\u00f6g fyrir fer\u00f0amenn \u00e1 al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0avettvangi. Til d\u00e6mis a\u00f0 deila sta\u00f0setningu \u00feinni me\u00f0 fj\u00f6lskyldume\u00f0limum, veita ney\u00f0aruppl\u00fdsingar \u00e1n nettengingar e\u00f0a tengjast sta\u00f0bundnum ney\u00f0ar\u00fej\u00f3nustum me\u00f0 GPS-hnitum. \u00dear af lei\u00f0andi, \u00edhuga\u00f0u a\u00f0 ni\u00f0urhla\u00f0a UK-s\u00e9rt\u00e6kum \u00f6ryggisforritum \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa byrjar fer\u00f0ir \u00fe\u00ednar.<\/p>\n\n<p>Fer\u00f0auppl\u00fdsingami\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0var um Bretland bj\u00f3\u00f0a upp \u00e1 \u00f6ryggisr\u00e1\u00f0gj\u00f6f sem er s\u00e9rsni\u00f0in a\u00f0 s\u00e9rst\u00f6kum sv\u00e6\u00f0um og ath\u00f6fnum. Til d\u00e6mis veita \u00feau ve\u00f0ur\u00e1varanir fyrir \u00fativirkni, sta\u00f0bundnar sakakvi\u00f0unaruppl\u00fdsingar e\u00f0a lei\u00f0beiningar um \u00f6rugga flutningsm\u00f6guleika. \u00deess vegna skaltu gera \u00feessar mi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0var fyrsta st\u00f6\u00f0 \u00fe\u00edna \u00feegar \u00fe\u00fa kemur \u00e1 n\u00fd sv\u00e6\u00f0i.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Algengar spurningar<\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/airport-travel-departure.jpg\" alt=\"Brottfararsalur flugst\u00f6\u00f0var fyrir fer\u00f0alanga til Bretlands\" class=\"wp-image-1532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/airport-travel-departure.jpg 800w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/airport-travel-departure-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/airport-travel-departure-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/airport-travel-departure-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ver\u00f0 \u00e9g rukka\u00f0ur fyrir a\u00f0 hringja \u00ed ney\u00f0arn\u00famer Bretlands 999 e\u00f0a nota ney\u00f0ar\u00fej\u00f3nustur?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Ney\u00f0ark\u00f6ll til 999 eru algj\u00f6rlega \u00f3keypis fr\u00e1 hva\u00f0a s\u00edmi sem er, \u00fear me\u00f0 tali\u00f0 fars\u00edmar \u00e1n innist\u00e6\u00f0u. Ney\u00f0arl\u00e6knisme\u00f0fer\u00f0 er veitt strax \u00f3h\u00e1\u00f0 getu \u00feinni til a\u00f0 borga. Hins vegar g\u00e6tu ekki-br\u00fdnir l\u00e6knisumsj\u00f3nir valdi\u00f0 gj\u00f6ldum fyrir fer\u00f0amenn utan ESB eftir gildandi reglum.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Hva\u00f0 ef \u00e9g hringi \u00f3vart \u00ed 999?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Ekki hanga upp strax ef \u00fe\u00fa hringir \u00f3vart 999. \u00cd sta\u00f0inn skaltu vera \u00e1fram \u00ed l\u00ednunni og \u00fatsk\u00fdra a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa haf\u00f0ir samtali\u00f0 fyrir mist\u00f6k. \u00deessi a\u00f0fer\u00f0 kemur \u00ed veg fyrir a\u00f0 bj\u00f6rgunar\u00fej\u00f3nusta \u00feurfi a\u00f0 rannsaka hugsanlega alvarlega a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0u og ey\u00f0ir f\u00e6rri au\u00f0lindum en \u00fe\u00f6gul s\u00edmt\u00f6l.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Get \u00e9g nota\u00f0 999 ef s\u00edmar m\u00ednir hafa ekkert netmerki?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Ney\u00f0arsamt\u00f6l geta oft tengst \u00ed gegnum hva\u00f0a tilt\u00e6k net sem er, jafnvel \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 s\u00e9rh\u00e6f\u00f0ir \u00feinn flutningsa\u00f0ili hafi engan \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00e1 sv\u00e6\u00f0inu. A\u00f0 auki g\u00e6ti \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 fjarl\u00e6gja SIM-korti\u00f0 \u00feitt gert ney\u00f0arsamt\u00f6l kleift \u00ed gegnum \u00f6nnur net. Hins vegar tryggir \u00feetta ekki tengingu \u00e1 sv\u00e6\u00f0um \u00e1n fars\u00edma\u00feekju me\u00f0 ensku h\u00e6tti.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>\u00dearf \u00e9g a\u00f0 vita n\u00e1kv\u00e6m heimilisfang mitt til a\u00f0 hringja eftir a\u00f0sto\u00f0?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>N\u00e1kv\u00e6m heimilisf\u00f6g eru ekki nau\u00f0synleg fyrir ney\u00f0arsamt\u00f6l. Rekstrara\u00f0ilar geta raki\u00f0 fars\u00edmasamt\u00f6l til um \u00fea\u00f0 bil sta\u00f0setninga og nota\u00f0 landarks\u00edfeldi, n\u00e6rliggjandi fyrirt\u00e6ki e\u00f0a s\u00e9rkenna eiginleika til a\u00f0 au\u00f0kenna st\u00f6\u00f0u \u00fe\u00edna. Engu a\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0ur hj\u00e1lpar s\u00e9rhver sta\u00f0setningaruppl\u00fdsingar sem \u00fe\u00fa getur gefi\u00f0 til a\u00f0 fl\u00fdta fyrir svart\u00ed\u00f0um.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A\u00f0 vera \u00f6ruggur me\u00f0an \u00e1 \u00fe\u00ednu UK-fer\u00f0alagi stendur<\/h2>\n\n<p>\u00deekking \u00e1 ney\u00f0arn\u00famerum Bretlands 999 og v\u00ed\u00f0t\u00e6kara ney\u00f0ar\u00fej\u00f3nustukerfi veitir algengt traust fyrir erlenda fer\u00f0amenn sem kanna Bretland me\u00f0 \u00f6ryggi. \u00dear a\u00f0 auki tryggir skilningur \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed hven\u00e6r og hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 f\u00e1 a\u00f0sto\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa getir tekist \u00e1 vi\u00f0 \u00f3v\u00e6ntar a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur \u00e1 \u00e1hrifar\u00edkan h\u00e1tt. Ennfremur \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir yfirgripsmiki\u00f0 stu\u00f0ningsnet sem er til sta\u00f0ar a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa ert aldrei sannarlega ein\/einn me\u00f0an \u00e1 ney\u00f0ar\u00e1standi stendur \u00e1 Bretlandi.<\/p>\n\n<p>Mundu a\u00f0 ney\u00f0ar\u00fej\u00f3nustur eru til til a\u00f0 hj\u00e1lpa \u00f6llum, \u00f3h\u00e1\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0erni e\u00f0a st\u00f6\u00f0u fer\u00f0amanna. Auk \u00feess, ekki hika vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 hringja til a\u00f0 f\u00e1 a\u00f0sto\u00f0 ef \u00fe\u00fa ert sannarlega \u00f3skuld vegna \u00f6ryggis e\u00f0a vitni a\u00f0 h\u00e6ttulegum a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0um. Hins vegar hj\u00e1lpar notkun \u00e1 n\u00famerum sem ekki eru ney\u00f0arflutningur fyrir vi\u00f0eigandi a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur til a\u00f0 tryggja a\u00f0 au\u00f0lindir haldist tilt\u00e6kar fyrir l\u00edfsh\u00e6ttuleg ney\u00f0ar\u00e1stand.<\/p>\n\n<p>Undirb\u00faningur b\u00e6tir verulega skilvirkni ney\u00f0arsvars, svo haltu mikilv\u00e6gum uppl\u00fdsingum au\u00f0veldlega a\u00f0gengilegum me\u00f0an \u00e1 fer\u00f0al\u00f6gum \u00fe\u00ednum stendur. Til d\u00e6mis skal vista lykils\u00edmt\u00f6lu \u00ed fart\u00e6kinu \u00fe\u00ednu, skr\u00e1 heimilisfang gistikr\u00e1tanna og p\u00f3stn\u00famer \u00feinni, og tryggja a\u00f0 fj\u00f6lskyldume\u00f0limir \u00feekki fer\u00f0a\u00e1\u00e6tlun \u00fe\u00edna. \u00deess vegna vertu \u00fe\u00fa tilb\u00fain\/tilb\u00fainn a\u00f0 veita mikilv\u00e6gar uppl\u00fdsingar flj\u00f3tt ef ney\u00f0ar\u00e1stand kemur upp.<\/p>\n\n<p>S\u00e6ktu yfirfallandi \u00f6ryggislistann okkar fyrir Bretland til a\u00f0 tryggja a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa hafir allar nau\u00f0synlegar ney\u00f0aruppl\u00fdsingar a\u00f0gengilegar me\u00f0an \u00e1 Bretlandsf\u00e6r\u00f0 \u00feinni stendur. \u00deessi d\u00fdr\u00f0lega au\u00f0lind inniheldur tengili\u00f0an\u00famer, lykilor\u00f0asamb\u00f6nd og \u00e1bendingar um sta\u00f0setningarskiptingu sem g\u00e6tu reynst \u00f3metanleg me\u00f0an \u00e1 fer\u00f0al\u00f6gum \u00fe\u00ednum stendur.<\/p>\n\n<p><em>Fyrir opinberar uppl\u00fdsingar um ney\u00f0ar\u00fej\u00f3nustu Bretlands, fari\u00f0 \u00e1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/emergency-services\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/emergency-services<\/a> til a\u00f0 f\u00e1 n\u00fdjustu lei\u00f0beiningar og \u00farr\u00e6\u00f0i.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ney\u00f0arn\u00famer Bretlands 999 lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir fyrir fer\u00f0alanga.   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