Key Safe

[jw47]

I have been told that I can give the Emergency Services the 4 code digit number to a key safe if I ever have to phone them. Any advice if this is correct would be appreciated Not too keen on giving my neighbours a key or the code as I have not lived here very long and don.t want to be a burden on them but I am sure that when I get to know them better I will be able to. I don.t need to go down the red button lifeline route where you have to have nominated key holders. Just thought if I had a key safe fitted outside and give the code to ambulance etc this would put my mind at rest.

[Rockrose]

We had a little safe box fitted to the outside of my MIL house and she has given it to a few people like the priest, the doctor and us

[ummmm]

My granddad had one. Although we were given the code I put the right numbers in but in the wrong order by accident....and it still opened.

[sunny-dave]

It's a mechanical lock, ummmm - as long as the correct pins are engaged it will work - the order in which you push the buttons is irrelevant - 1234=4321=4231=1423 etc

[sunny-dave]

To answer the OP - I'm not sure how you would 'register' the number on a permanent basis with the Emergency Services?

It would be OK if you called them & could give them the number to access the house, but if you are incapacitated and someone else calls (who doesn't know the number) then there is a potential problem.

[ummmm]

I didn't know that, found out by accident.

[Maydup]

If you need to call the emergency services, then you can give them the code over the phone.

Otherwise maybe if you are concerned about being in a situation which prevents you from calling yourself, then you might need to rethink the lifeline service.