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		ascorbic 11 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Live Map of the London Underground It's always been 999 in the UK. 112 works on phones too, but that wasn't because of the EU: it's part of the GSM standard.

usr1106 11 months ago [–]

Both are official https://www.gov.uk/guidance/999-and-112-the-uks-national-eme...

112 was made official by EU in 1991 when GSM did not exit yet: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/112_(emergency_telephone_num...

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