Claim: Emergency services will know where you are exactly if you quote the numbers painted on street lamps.
Fact-check: Emergency services can't use the numbers on street lamps to find you - Full Fact
Verdict: this is not true. emergency services cannot use this information to identify your location instantly. the numbers are there for councils to locate street lamps for repairs.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Tom Norton
Date published: 2021-10-15T00:00:00