DORSET Police have released a list of the silliest calls made to their 101 service.

From complaints about the Google car, to someone's mum refusing to give them money and a question asking for directions to B&Q, the list highlights the time-wasting reasons people call the police.

It comes as the force is urging members of the public to think before calling them.

They have launched a campaign focusing on education around the correct use for using 101.

Their new website, which launched in June 2016, details a number of different ways to get in touch with the force online.

The ‘Do It Online’ section of the site offers various online reporting and enquiry tools that enable a quicker and easier alternative to calling 101.

  • My BT landline is not working and I can't get through on the fault line
  • Reporting there is a Frisbee in a field
  • My front door won’t shut
  • When does the Natwest bank open
  • Mobile phone company asking what mobiles Police Officers use trying to make a sale
  • My printer was delivered from Argos today but no warranty with it
  • Can I have the details of a locksmith as my key won’t turn in the lock anymore
  • Why has the traffic slowed down
  • Can you get me the Talk Talk contact number
  • Who should I vote for in the upcoming election?
  • Found roller skate in back garden and wanted police to collect it
  • Seagull going to toilet on my car as neighbour feeds them
  • I need help with crossword something a policeman holds, t something s something, something...
  • I want a sign up to say bull in field as a warning to ramblers
  • 118 not working so thought to try 101
  • Cannot find my dental appointment and can’t get through to dentist
  • Wanting travel updates for Ringwood
  • Complaint that the google car is going around the streets
  • Complaint taxi was waiting outside and the fumes were annoying her
  • My mum won’t give me any money
  • Male wanting to report his wife for making him pay for her taxi
  • Wanting a lift from Dorchester to Bournemouth
  • A cat has caught a bat
  • New to area wants directions to B&Q
  • Caller unhappy with service of NHS & wanted to know what the police can do to help
  • Wanting to know where to park for London Pride as his friend is disabled
  • We had a séance and now Dorset Police won’t answer the phones
  • My cat has got into neighbours garden and I’m worried their dog will attack it
  • Who should I pay my car insurance to
  • How do I donate my car to the fire brigade to use for cutting

Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner, Martyn Underhill, said: “As part of the Your Dorset, Your Police, Your View project last year, 82 per cent of local people said they wanted to be able to report non-urgent crimes on the website and 60 per cent wanted to engage with their Neighbourhood Policing Team online.

“The introduction of the new Dorset Police website is a real step forward in modernising how the public can interact with the police. We now need to work with the public to ensure only policing matters are reported, and in turn, we will continue to monitor how the telephone and online 101 reports are being dealt with to ensure the pubic receive an efficient service.”

Dorset Police receives over 1300 calls to 101 and over 200 emergency calls to 999 every day. These levels increase in the summer months, and therefore the demands on call handlers is considerable.

Superintendent Caroline Naughton, Contact Management at Dorset Police, said: “We are working hard to ensure we offer the very best service to our public, but the only way we will achieve this is with your help.

“Please ensure you are contacting the most appropriate agency to assist you with your enquiry. Do you need help from the police?

“A lot of our time is wasted dealing with misdirected or inappropriate calls from members of the public. Some examples of these calls include calling for a taxi, asking for directions, reporting issues with sea gulls and wanting to report a hairdresser for a bad haircut. These are the types of calls that increase the waiting time for genuine callers who need our help.”