AUDIO: Shopper calls 999 to ask for a lift home because her feet are sore

A West Midlands Ambulance service dispatcher was left in disbelief last week after a woman dialled 999...because her feet hurt.
The woman demanded that the ambulance service take her home.The woman demanded that the ambulance service take her home.
The woman demanded that the ambulance service take her home.

The caller, a 32-year-oldoman, demanded a lift home from the ambulance service after her shopping trip in Stratford-upon-Avon.

The woman was told that if she was suffering with a medical problem then an ambulance would take her to A&E at Warwick hospital rather than back to her house - to which she replied, “I don’t think that’s good enough.”

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Ambulance dispatcher Jo Bird took to Twitter to vent her frustration at the call and stated that the emergency services were “#notataxiservice”.

West Midlands Ambulance service has since released an audio clip of the call. Have a listen to it above and let us know your thoughts.