All items

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

Southern Seas Edgeware Tinted Reading Sunglasses

Edgeware Tinted Grey Reading Glasses

£28.75

Southern Seas Cricklade Photochromic Reading Glasses

Cricklade Photochromic Readers

£27.19

Anglesey Reading Glasses

£21.99

Epsom Computer Distance Glasses

£31.31

Northampton Computer Distance Glasses

£26.83

Worcester Computer Distance Glasses

£23.49

Southern Seas Thornbury Photochromic Reading Glasses

Thornbury Photochromic Readers

£25.19

The Surrey Reading Glasses

£23.97

The Portman Computer Distance Glasses

£25.47

The Wrexham Reading Glasses

£21.99

The Stretton Distance Glasses

£25.47

Southern Seas Trent Tinted Grey Reading Glasses

The Trent Tinted Grey Reading Glasses

£25.49

Kent Tinted Grey Reading Glasses

£26.19

Hereford Computer Distance Glasses

£23.49

Hereford Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

£24.99

Southern Seas Southport Computer Distance Glasses

The Southport Computer Distance Glasses

£25.47

Southern Seas Marlow Tinted Brown Distance Glasses

The Marlow Tinted Brown Distance Glasses

£25.49

Southern Seas Chepstow Tinted Brown Distance Glasses

The Chepstow Tinted Brown Distance Glasses

£25.49

Southern Seas Portland Photochromic Reading Glasses Readers

The Portland Photochromic Reading Glasses

£24.49

Frome Tinted Green Distance Glasses

£27.47

Lancaster Photochromic Reading Glasses

£28.47

Liverpool Photochromic Reading Glasses

£25.19

Cotswold Photochromic Reading Glasses

£25.83

One Pair of Southern Seas New York Bifocal Reading Glasses Readers

The New York Bifocal Reading Glasses

£26.11

1 … 10 11 12 13 14 … 34

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.

***

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.”

All items

Edgeware Tinted Grey Reading Glasses

Cricklade Photochromic Readers

Anglesey Reading Glasses

Epsom Computer Distance Glasses

Northampton Computer Distance Glasses

Worcester Computer Distance Glasses

Thornbury Photochromic Readers

The Surrey Reading Glasses

The Portman Computer Distance Glasses

The Wrexham Reading Glasses

The Stretton Distance Glasses

The Trent Tinted Grey Reading Glasses

Kent Tinted Grey Reading Glasses

Hereford Computer Distance Glasses

Hereford Photochromic Grey Distance Glasses

The Southport Computer Distance Glasses

The Marlow Tinted Brown Distance Glasses

The Chepstow Tinted Brown Distance Glasses

The Portland Photochromic Reading Glasses

Frome Tinted Green Distance Glasses

Lancaster Photochromic Reading Glasses

Liverpool Photochromic Reading Glasses

Cotswold Photochromic Reading Glasses

The New York Bifocal Reading Glasses

About Southern Seas

FREE Shipping

Blog

Can you drive wearing reading glasses?