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Evesham Distance Glasses

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Enfield Reading Glasses

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Canterbury Photochromic Distance Glasses

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Bath Photochromic Reading Glasses

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Weston Tinted Grey Distance Glasses

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Sheffield Distance Glasses

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The Gretna Distance Glasses

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Southern Seas Gretna Photochromic Reading Glasses

The Gretna Photochromic Reading Glasses

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Southern Seas Brandon Tinted Grey Reading Glasses

Brandon Oversize Tinted Grey Reading Glasses

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The Southport Reading Glasses

£23.97

The Margate Distance Glasses

£21.49

Southern Seas Margate Tinted Green Distance Glasses

The Margate Tinted Green Distance Glasses

£25.49

Frome Computer Reading Glasses

£25.47

Norwich Photochromic Readers

£24.49

Kent Photochromic Reading Glasses

£25.19

Dartmouth Tinted Green Distance Glasses

£25.49

Liverpool Tinted Brown Distance Glasses

£26.19

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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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Evesham Distance Glasses

Enfield Reading Glasses

Epping Photochromic Reading Glasses

Canterbury Photochromic Distance Glasses

Bath Photochromic Reading Glasses

Weston Tinted Grey Distance Glasses

Berlin Reading Glasses

Cambridge Folding Tinted Brown Distance Glasses

Edgeware Tinted Grey Distance Glasses

Sheffield Distance Glasses

Sheffield Photochromic Distance Glasses

Brighton Computer Distance Glasses

Thornbury Computer Distance Glasses

The Gretna Distance Glasses

The Gretna Photochromic Reading Glasses

Brandon Oversize Tinted Grey Reading Glasses

The Southport Reading Glasses

The Margate Distance Glasses

The Margate Tinted Green Distance Glasses

Frome Computer Reading Glasses

Norwich Photochromic Readers

Kent Photochromic Reading Glasses

Dartmouth Tinted Green Distance Glasses

Liverpool Tinted Brown Distance Glasses

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