999 using a text: emergencySMS

You can contact emergency services via SMS if you're deaf, hearing impaired or have a speech impediment.

You MUST REGISTER YOUR PHONE before you can use it. 

Visit the emergencySMS website for more information or to register your phone.

• Don't leave it until you need it, that's too late
• Do it now so you're ready, just in case

What to put in your text when texting for the emergency services

• The service you need: ambulance, police, fire or coastguard
• What's the emergency?
• Where's the emergency? Be precise, including the name of the road and town and, if possible, more details like the house number or nearby landmarks or main roads.