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Your vehicle breaks down on a motorway and you need to call for help. Why may it be better to use an emergency roadside telephone rather than a mobile phone?

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It connects you to a local garage

Using a mobile phone will distract other drivers

It allows easy location by the emergency services

Mobile phones don't work on motorways

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A nearby roadside emergency telephone identifies its location and provides free help. Use it only when you can reach it safely, staying well away from traffic. If you cannot exit safely, remain belted with hazard lights on and call 999 for police or use SOS. Do not delay an urgent call or walk into danger just to find a telephone.

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Get safe and give a precise breakdown locationReviewed guidance summary · These compare how a roadside telephone or visible marker helps identify a breakdown location; neither requires a dangerous walk to find one.

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