UK National Emergency Alert test - Sunday 7th September 2025

[Neal]

Don't forget - the National Emergency Alert test will be happening this month. The UK government is testing the system on Sunday 7 September 2025 at 3pm. Your mobile phone or tablet will vibrate and make a loud siren-like sound, even if it’s set on silent. The alert message will confirm this is a test and that you do not need to take any further action.

 

[Maz]

Thanks for this I had no idea - as long as it’s not 7am

 

[Maz]

I thought this had already happened once before, a year or so previously?

 

[Neal]

I thought this had already happened once before, a year or so previously?

Apparently, a lot of people never got the alert during the last test due to an issue with some network providers, so they are testing again.

 

[Maz]

That makes sense because I didn’t get it.

 

[Lovelyness]

Yes, I got it last time. I didn’t realise it was tablets too.

 

[Socks' Mum]

Thank you for the reminder, it would have caught me out as I had completely forgotten

 

[Lovelyness]

It will probably still catch me out anyway lol

 

[Hammie-O]

Ohh, thank you for the notice, this could have frightened the life out of me & Winnie otherwise. I'm glad they're testing it again.

I have a work and personal phone, I'm sure one of them didn't work last time, so it'll be interesting to see what happens this time.

Winnie is too young for a phone of course. I wonder what she would Google given the chance..

- how to chew through anything?
- when will my human bring me peanuts again?
- why am I such a cutie pie?

Haha

 

[Maz]

I had already forgotten again It's tomorrow. I wonder if it will wake the hamsters up. We might need to be outside somewhere!

 

[Lovelyness]

Ohh, thank you for the notice, this could have frightened the life out of me & Winnie otherwise. I'm glad they're testing it again.

I have a work and personal phone, I'm sure one of them didn't work last time, so it'll be interesting to see what happens this time.

Winnie is too young for a phone of course. I wonder what she would Google given the chance..

- how to chew through anything?
- when will my human bring me peanuts again?
- why am I such a cutie pie?

Haha

That would be a great thread…I’m going to start one!