Is this a 999 call or not?

[rodney59]

Friday 16:20 A20 Swanley by-pass between the A223 and just before the M25 juction, about 300 yards after the BP station, coast bound. In the slow lane a mattress and a dozen large pieces of 4x2 wood. Almost hit the thing as I was following the car in front to close really.
Stopped off at the M25/A20 juction and called police.

Would this have been a 999 call or would you call your local station?

[rich-uk]

I would have called 999, what with the immediate danger and all

[stainless_steve]

[Julian64]

I would have pulled over and removed them from the road. I believe that 999 is an emergency only number.

And before the dam breaks, I don't think that stopping on the side of the road is dangerous, or that retrieving this stuff from the road is dangerous, you just need to have your wits about you.

[Muncher]

Yes, definately. I've reported quite a few bits in the road by dialling 999 before.

[MilnerR]

I'd have probably removed the offending articles. I dragged a bag of cement off a round about a couple of weeks ago after i saw it fall off the back of a builders wagon. Needless to say the offending bag of cement is now in my garage (it'll come in for something)

[rodney59]

Ok, seems that we would have called 999.

I certainly was not going to pull the stuff off the road, although this is the section that just begins to go into 3 lanes from 2. (no hard shoulder though).

I called my local police (Gravesend) explained, and they put me through to 999. I viewed it that nobody was in immediate danger, it was light, good clear visibility.
Anyway, I'm sure the plod got there which ever way I called.