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You need a SIM card in your phone to dial 999

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Photo of a nano SIM card and its plastic housing.

I want to correct a common misconception. Many people think that you can dial the emergency services even if you do not have a SIM in your phone. I see this advice scattered around the web - often telling people to keep an old, SIMless phone for an emergency - and it is dangerously wrong. If you are in the UK, you must have an active SIM in your phone! Your SIM does not need to be in credit,…