A bit of useful advice (from the Association of Industrial Road Safety
>Officers) - it is true, someone has asked the Dorset/Norfolk Police.
>
>It's been said that this number works in the UK - thought you should know
>this ..... the number, does work from a mobile.
>
>This actually happened to someone's daughter.
>
>Lauren was 19 yrs old and in college. This story takes place over the
>Christmas/New Year's holiday break.  It was the Saturday before New Year
>and it was about 1.00pm in the afternoon, and Lauren was driving to visit a
>friend, when an
>UNMARKED police car pulled up behind her and put its lights on.
>
>Lauren's parents have 4 children (of various ages) and have always told
>them never to pull over for an unmarked car on the side of the road, but
>rather wait until they get to a service station, etc.
>
>So Lauren remembered her parents' advice, and telephoned 112 from her
>mobile phone.  This connected her to the police dispatcher. She told the
>dispatcher that there was an unmarked  police car with a flashing BLUE
>light on his rooftop behind her  and that she would not pull over right
>away but wait until she was in a service station or busy area.
>The dispatcher checked to see if there was a police car where she was and
>there wasn't and he told her to keep driving, remain calm and
>that he had back-up already on the way.  Ten minutes later 4 police cars
>surrounded her and the unmarked car behind her.
>
>One policeman went to her side and the others surrounded the car behind.
>They pulled the guy from the car and tackled  him to the ground.........the
>man was a convicted rapist and wanted for other crimes.
>
>I never knew that bit of advice, but especially for a woman alone in a car,
>you do not have to pull over for an UNMARKED car.  Apparently police have
>to respect your right to keep going to a "safe" place.  You obviously need
>to make some signals that you acknowledge them i.e., put on your hazard
>lights or call 112 like Lauren did.
>
>Too bad the mobile phone
>companies don't give you this little bit of wonderful information. So now
>it's your turn to let your friends know about 112.