POLICE have urged people to remember the correct times to ring 999 after a night of hoax calls and timewasters in West Yorkshire.

West Yorkshire Police regularly shares the worst “Not 999” calls it receives from people which are totally inappropriate, waste time, and potentially block the lines when people in real emergencies are trying to get help.

Last night police received a number of the calls received from idiots who wasted the time of call handlers to report totally irrelevant issues they have seen through the night.

The first call came at 10.25pm, with the West Yorkshire Police Contact Management Centre sharing the worst calls on Twitter.

On the first call, they said: “No, it isn't an emergency if bouncers have ejected you from a pub.

“The best idea would be to go home.”

The next call, which is apparently a regular occurrence, came less than an hour later, at 11.12pm.

The tweet said: “Always happens every Saturday night. Pocket dials made to the police and all we can hear is music.

“These can get quite annoying and keep our phone lines quite busy.”

Less than 10 minutes later came the next call, and perhaps the most frustrating type, from children making hoax calls.

Police said: “Another young delight making hoax calls and we have their address.

“Parents have already been spoken to but enjoy your visit tomorrow from officers.”

The calls kept coming thick and fast, with another seven minutes later, from someone keen to go home but going about it the wrong way completely.

“Just a reminder, West Yorkshire Police are not a taxi service. Ringing 999 demanding a taxi is not the way to go,” police said.

The final call came around an hour later, and was perhaps the dumbest of the lot.

Police tweeted: “999 call and male complaining officers are seizing his car.

“He is with police officers and even admitting he has no insurance… No insurance means no car.”

People should only call police on 999 in an emergency situation, for non-emergencies people should call 101.

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