Body cameras for driving examiners

Driving test examiners could be given body cameras following a spate of attacks by failed candidates.

More than 300 DVSA staff 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, with the rest aimed at vehicle testers and roadside enforcement staff.

The DVSA has launched a crackdown, including trialling body cameras for staff.