Get your eyes tested......

[Deleted member 12539]

Last year when I had my eyes tested, the optician said that I needed glasses for seeing motorway sign posts at night.
I paid for a set of glasses and got a free set of prescription sun glasses free... For night driving?

This year, distance vision ok though... so never wore the prescription sun glasses.

 

[molly 2]

i'm still trying to work out how to measure the distance without looking an idiot

stand in front of the car ,walk back slowly until you can't read the number that is 25 yards .

 

[jann]

If you need glasses for driving,then buy some!!

 

[delicagirl]

If you need glasses for driving,then buy some!!

i had new glasses 3 months ago so presumably i am ok

 

[mark61]

i had new glasses 3 months ago so presumably i am ok

I may have got this wrong, but when at opticians a few months ago, I'm sure I was told that they inform DVLA if your eyes fail test and you refuse glasses. How do they know you don't buy them elsewhere? I didn't take much notice as I didn't fail, so like I say, could be wrong.

Strangely, they still recomended I get driving glasses, which I did. For what it's worth, I can easily read a number plate at over 35 M in day light.

 

[ricc]

Y distacevision has improved with age...to the extent that I can now read a yellow rear number plate at the required distance , still struggle with the white front ones at times, but still wouldn't drive on road without glasses....it's a pretty ludicrous minimum standard.... Certainly for driving at modern road speeds.

Did oncepick up new glasses , drive 200 miles then realise icouldnt actually read the road signs once I was on unfamiliar territory.