Transport research group TRL, which proposed the measure, said it would avoid examiners creating ‘potential anxiety’.

It is thought the incident occurred near Monks Lane in Fiddington, near Tewkesbury, at around 11.25pm on Saturday.

The proposed cuts are part of wider plans to reduce the number of civil servants working for the Cabinet Office by 2,100 as part of efforts to cut the overall cost of government by 15%. Most of the ...