300 learners and examiners hurt in driving tests

More than 300 learner drivers and examiners were injured during driving tests in Britain last year, figures reveal.

Five examiners suffered physical attacks and 209 reported being verbally abused as stress got the better of candidates, according to Driving Standards Agency statistics obtained by windscreen repair firm Autoglass.

There was even one death recorded, although it was the result of a heart attack which was not attributed to the test.

The figures, released after a freedom of information request, also show that nervous or unprepared learners committed more than a million dangerous or serious faults during practical driving tests.

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