Driving & Vision

To meet the legal vision standard to drive you must be able to read a car number plate 20 metres away. Have you checked that you can do this since you passed your driving test? Your vision changes all throughout your life. It is important to have an eye test regularly to make sure your vision meets the standards for driving.

If you need glasses or contact lenses to pass this test, you must wear them for driving. Once a driver reaches the age of 70, the DVLA requires them to declare whether they are fit to drive every three years.

3000 people are killed or injured by a driver with poor eyesight every year. All drivers should have a good pair of sunglasses so that glare doesn’t impair your vision. Having anti-glare coatings put on your glasses can help to optimise your driving vision. There are also contrast enhancing, yellow lenses that can help to reduce glare from headlights.

Get in touch to book an eye test or get a leaflet on “Driving & Vision.”

Waveney Eye Care NI – Opticians – Ballymena