Eircode Misrouting Dangers for Ambulances

An Eircode may correctly identify a property while still directing an ambulance, delivery driver or visitor to the wrong road, an inaccessible boundary or a location from which the property cannot be reached. This can happen when the geographic point associated with the property is treated as the navigation destination, even though the actual entrance is located on a different road. 

The short video below explains how Eircode misrouting can occur, why a precise property location is not always the same as a safe and usable access point, and how householders can check whether their own Eircode may cause problems. Its purpose is not to discourage the use of Eircode, but to encourage people to identify any access risk in advance and to provide clear additional directions or a precise entrance location where necessary; - particularly when contacting the emergency services. There is a full worked example for a property with an Eircode that misroutes on this website here

The Video also gives advice on displaying your Eircode/Loc8 Code for all to see in an emergency and why "Nearest Eircode" should not be used; - especially for emergency response.

To CheckYourCode go here on this website