{ "item_title" : "How to Prepare for What the Government Expects", "item_author" : [" Alan Redbourn "], "item_description" : "What do you actually do when the power goes off for a week?Emergency Preparedness UK is a household reference written for one country and no other. Every legal, safety and infrastructure claim traces to a named primary UK source, with the date it was checked printed beside it. No collapse, no bunker, no politics. A calm field manual for an ordinary British house.It exists because the alternative is a US book with UK on the cover. A verified reviewer of the leading UK-branded prepping title put it plainly: the book was NOT for the UK market, contained subject matter that is illegal in the UK, and told British readers to stock pepper spray and stun guns. Both are prohibited weapons here.InsideWhat actually goes wrong in Britain, from the government's National Risk Register 2026Water: the UK quantity, boil water notices, and what the law really says about a water buttFood: what stores, and the preservation the UK regulator says cannot be done safely at homePower: real outage numbers, why your landline dies with the electricity, carbon monoxideWarmth, medical, documents, security: strictly what UK law and UK guidance permitWhat the system already owes you: Ofgem compensation, Priority Services Register, Emergency AlertsWorked scenarios: a Thursday power cut, a boil water text, a storm at 36 hours, a flood at 6, a week of snow, nothing takes a cardThree things from the bookYour landline will not work. In the government's own scenario most fixed-line connections stay offline for days through lack of power at the customer's premises. A modern UK landline runs through your router and dies with your electricity.You are probably owed money. Under Ofgem's Guaranteed Standards a household is owed95 when an unplanned power cut in normal weather runs over 12 hours where fewer than 5,000 premises are affected, then45 for each further 12 hours. In severe weather it steps every 6 hours and the cap is2,165, not390. Most households never claim.The UK water figure is not the American one. Government advice is 2.5 to 3 litres of drinking water per person per day, and around 10 litres once cooking and hygiene count.Questions this book answersWhat number do I call to report a power cut in the UK?105, free from any phone in England, Scotland and Wales. Northern Ireland is 03457 643643.How much compensation do I get for a power cut? 95 after 12 hours in normal weather where fewer than 5,000 premises were affected, or after 24 hours where more were, then45 per further 12 hours up to390. Severe weather pays85 then45 every 6 hours, capped at2,165. Claim from your network operator, not your supplier.Does the UK government give out free survival kits?No. It publishes a list of what to keep, runs the free Priority Services Register, and sends Emergency Alerts. No kit arrives in the post.How do I know the facts are right?Every claim carries its source and the date it was checked, listed in a register at the back. Build gates fail the manuscript on any unsourced claim, any US source or spelling, and any instruction beyond household competence.Who it is forAn ordinary UK household that wants to be sensibly ready for a storm, a power cut, a flood or a water loss, and wants the truth about the odds rather than to be frightened into buying things. Not a bushcraft or off-grid book.Skavinger. Preparedness that knows where you live.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers3.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/9/79/817/127/9798171278786_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "17.99", "online_price" : "17.99", "our_price" : "17.99", "club_price" : "17.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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