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Nicola Roy & Sophie Buchan

Driving test examiners to be fitted with body cams for protection from attacks

New rules were introduced for driving test examiners this week that mean they have to wear body cameras during tests.

Kicking in on January 25, the new regulations have been put in place to protect examiners from attacks from learner drivers during their tests.

According to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), there has been an increase in the amount of abuse that examiners face, with 1,702 cases of "overall assaults or abuse incidents" reported in the past year.

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