How you say a road number??

[julianm]

I reckon the police & military say their numbers along the lines of:
A1 = A one
A12 = A twelve
A331 = A three three one
but I now get on the radio

A 6024 = A sixty twentyfour instead of
A six oh two four

which is irritating - or am I just easily irritated?
Anyone confirm the official line please?

[anonymous-user]

julianm said:

I reckon the police & military say their numbers along the lines of:
A1 = A one
A12 = A twelve
A331 = A three three one
but I now get on the radio

thats how i would say it

[Who me ?]

julianm said:

I reckon the police & military say their numbers along the lines of:
A1 = A one
A12 = A twelve
A331 = A three three one
but I now get on the radio

According to a communications course I recently went on ,run by a military gent ,correct way of passing the info is -

A1 =Alpha one
A12 =Alpha one two
A331 =Alpha three three one

etc .
All letters are spoken using the phonetic alphabet with numbers spoken individually (eg -331 =three three one)

[speedfreaky]

But who drives on the A three eight?Surely It is spoken as the number up to 99 ,and as seperate ones for 100 and over?

[robwales]

speedfreaky said:

But who drives on the A three eight?Surely It is spoken as the number up to 99 ,and as seperate ones for 100 and over?

Yep, with the exceptions of exact hundreds and tens, e.g. A four hundred, A three twenty.

[Jamz]

speedfreaky said:

But who drives on the A three eight?Surely It is spoken as the number up to 99 ,and as seperate ones for 100 and over?

Althought if you do try and say thirtyone, you will always say the last number louder then the first number... Now try sayig this over a radio.

For quality wise three, one, will be heard better then thirtyone

[Who me ?]

speedfreaky said:

But who drives on the A three eight?Surely It is spoken as the number up to 99 ,and as seperate ones for 100 and over?

Possibly for everyday chat it is called the A thirty eight, but as said -to remove any ambiguity ,provide clarity and prevent missunderstandings ,the correct radio(or telephone ) proceedure is to call the road alpha three eight .

[raharley]

I often take the A four hundred and nineteen to work.