Love Island questions posed to DVLA

How to apply for Love Island was one of the more unusual questions drivers have asked the DVLA since it introduced services on Google Alexa and Amazon’s Alexa.

It launched these services two years ago to help motorists find out when their vehicle tax is due.

Among some of the other strange questions that have been asked are: how do you get chewing gum off a leather settee? Do you know a good vegan recipe for chicken? Are red cars the fastest? What time is lunch? Is it going to rain in Ellesmere Port today? What did you think of the Bumblebee movie? How can I stop my flatmate drinking my milk? Where are my socks? Is this rash normal?

DVLA chief executive Julie Lennard said, ‘We want motorists to be able use our services quickly and easily and voice assistants are becoming more and more popular. While some of the questions customers have asked us fall a little outside our area of expertise, we will continue to make our services simpler, better and safer.’

Nearly 98% of interactions with DVLA are now carried out using DVLA’s digital services.