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Bad-tempered learner drivers are carrying out hundreds of physical and verbal assaults each year on examiners during their practical exams, new figures show. It is a legal requirement in the UK to carry out a practical test to prove driving capabilities before obtaining a licence to hit the road. But last year saw 302 physical or verbal assaults on the professionals whose job it is to ensure the safety of all road users by upholding driving standards. And soaring numbers of attacks in the past five years have resulted in examiners being forced to wear police-style body cameras to carry out the…

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