POLICE in East Yorkshire are urging people with hearing loss or difficulty with speech to register for a revolutionary new 999 service which aims to provide better access to emergency services.
The new service allows SMS texts to be used in emergencies to alert authorities, a service that has only recently been unveiled.
The SMS text service is part of the standard 999 protocol, but it has been designed specifically for those suffering from hearing loss or difficulty with speech.
Police have warned it should be used like any 999 call, only in extreme circumstances and emergencies.
Users of the new SMS service must be registered beforehand, so Humberside Police are urging people to register now by texting the word register to 999.
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