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1.00pm in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a friend, when an UNMARKED police car pulled up behind her and put its lights on. Lauren's parents have 4 children (of various ages) and have always told them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the side of the road, but rather wait until they get to a service station, etc.
So Lauren remembered her parents' advice, and telephoned 112 from her mobile phone.
This connected her to the police dispatcher she told the dispatcher that there was an unmarked car with a flashing blue light behind her and that she would not pull over right away but wait until she was in a service station or busy area.
The dispatcher checked to see if there was a police car where she was and there wasn't and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and that he had back-up already on the way.
Ten minutes later 4 police cars surrounded her and the unmarked car behind her.
... One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car behind.
They pulled the guy from the car and tackled him to the ground........the man was a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes.
I never knew that bit of advice, but especially for a woman alone in a car, you do not have to pull over for an UNMARKED car.
Apparently police have to respect your right to keep going to a 'safe' place.
You obviously need to make some signals that you acknowledge them I.e., put on your hazard lights) or call 112 like Lauren did.
Too bad the mobile phone companies don't give you this little bit of wonderful information.
So now it's your turn to let your friends know about 112 (112 is an emergency number on your mobile that takes you straight to the police because 999 does not work if you have no signal).
This is good information that I did not know!

Please pass on to all your friends, especially any females.

I've forwarded this to daughters and granddaughter instantly

Not sure how old this it came from a post on FB tonight.

It's on Snopes

http://msgboard.snopes.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=25;t=001185;p=0

It's a straight copy from the US version with the number changed.... if 999 doesn't work because there's no signal on a mobile , 112 won't either... 112 is just the supplementary number to 999.

Great advice thank you. I will pass this on to family and friends.

A couple of paragraphs near the top of this link are from a reliable source.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/shropshire/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8505000/8505213.stm

I wouldn't advise using a mobile phone with a police car behind you and as Rose's post shows if 999 doesn't work then 112 won't.

Not advisable to try it as the number won't work. It is a hoax and has been around quite a while.

101 is the UK police non emergency number........costs 5p a go...........if I was ever pulled up years ago, I stopped whether in the middle of the road or not......in those days, they meant STOP, so I did,

in the snow, I got headlamp flashed by a cop a few years ago, so carried on going.
he wanted to know why I was going too fast "20mph" for the conditions....I said if I was, so were you..........you caught me up!!! he didn't like that!!!

when I DID stop I wanted to know why he didn't come by me.......flashing is a warning, not a command, if he wanted me to stop, reds/blues is the signal.......