Move being considered by DVSA after 50% rise in assaults by disgruntled learner drivers in a yearDriving test examiners could be given body cameras following a spate of attacks by failed candidates. More than 300 staff from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) suffered physical or verbal abuse in 2016, up from 198 the previous year, according to the government agency. Around two-thirds of attacks were carried out on examiners, the rest being aimed at vehicle testers and roadside enforcement staff. The DVSA is now trialling body cameras for frontline staff. They will initially be given to roadside workers, but could be rolled out to include driving test examiners if they prove effective, the agency said.

Source: The Guardian August 09, 2017 23:15 UTC