Revealed: Britain's most bizarre 999 timewasters

Bizarre and needless calls to the emergency services that have police, ambulance and fire crews tearing their hair out in fury and frustration

We've all been there. The ice-cream van pulls up on your street, you dash out, hand over your cash and he gives you an ice-cream. But then you discover he has been a bit stingy with the sprinkles.

Disappointing yes, not the end of the world. But it was obviously to much for one woman as she dialled 999 to complain her cornet was only half-dipped in sprinkles and the seller refused her a refund.

West Midlands Police released a recording of the angry woman's call to urge people only to dial 999 in case of real emergencies.

But she isn't the first caller to get an icy response from the emergency services for wasting their time. Here are some other gems:

Last year police released a recording of a furious caller who rang to complain about a hooker's offers after meeting her outside a hotel.

The man wanted to report her for breaching the Sale of Goods Act.

Why oh dry?

A woman rang West Midlands Ambulance Service to see if a crew could pop round to take her laundry off the line.

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Revealed: Britain's most bizarre 999 timewasters