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At Southern Seas we care passionately about giving customers good quality glasses at affordable prices. We do not believe that you should have to pay 100 Pounds for a pair of glasses (even it is a buy one get one free offer!). We strive to provide the best eyecare at a very reasonable price, in doing so we pass on the savings to you, the customer

Worcester Distance Glasses

£21.49

Thornbury Computer Reading Glasses

£24.19

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The Radnor Photochromic Reading Glasses

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Southern Seas Surrey Computer Reading Glasses

The Surrey Computer Reading Glasses

£25.47

The Portman Computer Reading Glasses

£25.47

Southern Seas Jersey Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

The Jersey Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

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Southern Seas Edgeware Computer Reading Glasses

The Edgeware Computer Reading Glasses

£26.75

Southern Seas Wrexham Photochromic Reading Glasses

The Wrexham Photochromic Readers

£24.49

The Gretna Reading Glasses

£24.61

Southern Seas Moffat Computer Distance Glasses

The Moffat Computer Distance Glasses

£27.47

Leeds Photochromic Brown Distance Glasses

£32.17

Southern Seas Southport Photochromic Distance Glasses

The Southport Photochromic Distance Glasses

£26.97

Southern Seas Margate Photochromic Reading Glasses Readers

The Margate Photochromic Reading Glasses

£24.49

Frome Tinted Grey Distance Glasses

£27.47

Sussex Computer Reading Glasses

£26.11

Trent Tinted Distance Glasses

£25.49

One Pair of Southern Seas Richmond Tinted Distance Glasses

Richmond Tinted Green Distance Glasses

£26.19

Kent Computer Reading Glasses

£24.19

One Pair of Southern Seas Devon Photochromic Grey Shortsighted Distance Glasses

Devon Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

£24.99

One Pair of Southern Seas Wick Distance Glasses

The Wick Distance Glasses

£21.49

Northumberland Ladies Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

£45.36

Lancaster Computer Distance Glasses

£27.47

Lancaster Distance Glasses

£25.47

One Pair of Southern Seas New York Photochromic Brown Shortsighted Distance Glasses

New York Photochromic Brown Distance Glasses

£27.61

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Can you drive wearing reading glasses?

Tony Brooks

Can you drive wearing reading glasses? The short answer is no.

Reading glasses are designed to correct for presbyopia, which is a big word for when the eye cannot focus properly on near objects.

Reading glasses (readers) are designed to give clarity to objects at a maximum distance of around one metre, or 3 feet. This corresponds to roughly an arm’s length, or the (greatest) distance at which you would hold a book, a phone or a menu away from your face.

Driving involves focusing on objects at a distance greater than one metre, e.g road signs, other cars, etc, therefore reading glasses are not recommended for use when driving.

The UK Driver and Vehicle Licence Agency (DVLA), sets out its driving eyesight rules here: https://www.gov.uk/driving-eyesight-rules

Essentially, they say that you need to be able to read a number plate at 20m in order to pass the eyesight part of the test. Note though, that different (higher) standards of vision are required for UK lorry and bus drivers, in order to pass the driving eyesight test.

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If you want to know more, here’s is a summary of what the DVLA say about eyesight rules on their website:

“You must wear glasses or contact lenses every time you drive if you need them to meet the standards of vision for driving. You must tell DVLA if you’ve got any problem with your eyesight that affects both of your eyes, or the remaining eye if you only have one eye. This doesn’t include being short or long sighted or colour blind. You also don’t need to say if you’ve had surgery to correct short sightedness and can meet the eyesight standards.

At the start of your practical driving test you have to correctly read a number plate on a parked vehicle. If you can’t, you’ll fail your driving test and the test won’t continue. DVLA will be told and your licence will be revoked. When you reapply for your driving licence, DVLA will ask you to have an eyesight test with DVSA. This will be at a driving test centre. If you’re successful, you’ll still have to pass the DVSA standard eyesight test at your next practical driving test.”

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Worcester Distance Glasses

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The Jersey Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

The Edgeware Computer Reading Glasses

The Wrexham Photochromic Readers

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Leeds Photochromic Brown Distance Glasses

The Southport Photochromic Distance Glasses

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Sussex Computer Reading Glasses

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Richmond Tinted Green Distance Glasses

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Devon Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

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New York Photochromic Brown Distance Glasses

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