*555 calls

trade4us2, Mar 30, 7:59pm
What happens if someone calls *555!
Someone (not me!) in a supermarket carpark stopped for a pedestrian on a crossing in the carpark. A woman driver behind objected to that and passed the first driver and dragged out her cellphone and quite probably called *555.
She is clearly a moron. If the police contact the first driver is there a right of reply!
skull, Mar 30, 8:10pm
The police have effective "moron detectors" and there will very likely not be any phone calls made to the car that stopped. I think it's more likely she was ordering a pizza for pickup on the way home.
holdenboy11, Mar 30, 11:28pm
They don't seem to take any action when you report two marked police cars racing each other and ignoring red lights in Hamilton streets.
gedo1, Mar 31, 2:27am
Refer back to first part of preceding message #2.
hpaul, Mar 31, 4:33am
A friend won half a million on the lottery 4 years ago, he bought himself a sports car and proceeded to drive from Picton to Christchurch at 200kph.

The police received*555 calls and eventually caught him near Amberley and clocked him at 147kph, he was banned on the spot and told that as there were numerous callers they could be used as witnesses should he be summonsed.
m16d, Mar 31, 5:01am
I was driving to work early one morning in the dark and came across a black horse on the road.
Rang triple 5. the cop on the other end thought for a few seconds then said"ah she'll be right,it'll be daylight soon"
patiki1, Mar 31, 6:08am
Cops wont do anything,your word against theirs.
bigsteve10, Mar 31, 6:55am
Called *555 on the kopu hikuai road heading back to Thames last queens birthday weekend, explained I was being tail gated and the driver behind me was trying to pass on blind corners and that even though traffic was going 60 kph there were at least 14 cars infront of me and that if the person got passed there would be no where for me to go. Lost contact due to poor reception, they called me back wanting my updated location, and had a patrol car waiting for the car behind me when I exited the kopu hikuai road. They asked me to talk to the patrol unit, which I did, then the person got a stern talking to. ( maybe even a fine or 2)
nightboss, Mar 31, 6:58am
Call centre staff (civilians) answers the *555 calls, not police officers (cops).
holdenboy11, Mar 31, 11:21am
Huh!
mustang-man, Mar 31, 3:08pm
Does it cost to ring *555! How much if so!
trade4us2, Mar 31, 3:36pm
How do the police contact an owner after a *555 call! Wouldn't they send a letter! How do they know his phone number! Would they EVER phone!
owene, Mar 31, 9:59pm
And what about the driver that was prosecuted for using his mobile to call *555 whilst following a drunk driver. Cops took his details and raised an infringement notice for using a phone while driving. Why bother getting involved!
n1smo_gtir, Mar 31, 11:30pm
well he's dumb for not telling porkies and say he's using handsfree isnt he.
owene, Apr 1, 4:52am
Dumb for telling the truth! Yeah right and we know where that's [not] got you don't we!
smac, Apr 1, 11:43am
If there is no patrol close enough to do anything they will post out a complaint form to the caller for them to fill out and submit. If that happens, they'll then door knock the person the call was about. It may or may not end up resulting in any action against them.
nightboss, Apr 1, 12:01pm
Yes there is a cost. If you are on a call minutes plan with Telecom it is not covered, you will get charged extra for the *555 on the next bill. Not sure of rate sorry.
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