http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/26/101_on_hold/
"The Home Office is to delay the roll-out of the 101 non-emergency number due to complaints from police forces about its misuse. The decision was made at a meeting after police forces complained that two out of every three calls were deemed inappropriate. Hampshire Constabulary's deputy chief constable Ian Readhead told the Home Office at the meeting his authority had become nothing more than a provider of train timetables or tourist information service. It was also reported that many callers had a genuine emergency and needed a 999 service."
