Claim: Dialling 55 during a 999 call will automatically dispatch the police to where you are.
Fact-check: Dialling 55 during 999 call won't automatically send police to your location - Full Fact
Verdict: if you can't talk during a 999 call, dialling 55 should route your call to the police. but they won't necessarily send officers and they can't always trace calls to an exact address.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Tom Norton
Date published: 2022-01-18T00:00:00