Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 71259

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Artificial Intelligence

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 8 September 2025

Question

Mr Richard Holden

Conservative — Basildon and Billericay

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether DVLA is making use of AI for (a) Automatic Number Plate Recognition and (b) supply of traffic enforcement data to local authorities.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
While artificial intelligence (AI) is not currently in use for these purposes, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is actively monitoring developments with AI technology and will consider where and how it could potentially be used to help impro...
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