“It’s a bit like phoning 111 and hanging up. Well, which emergency service do you need, what might they be dealing with when they get there? It’s the same with an unregistered beacon.”
Valuable resources are being used searching for people who are not in distress because they have failed to register their details.
Read more here:
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/322202/unregistered-rescue-beacons-cause-distress