where is the best place to get driving glasses, so you can read a number plate from 25 yards

I got a pair from Glasses Direct.

Asda are pretty cheap. About half the price of Tescos.

where do i find glasses direct and how much will they cost , it seems very helpful,thanks

to be able to buy glasses without an eye test would be great . so i w[ll give these places a try

Glasses Direct are an online company. You will need a prescription. Get one free from Boots.

You can't try them on like you can reading glasses. Not sure why not tbh but to be safe if you are driving I think you need a proper prescription. The current standard is a minimum which is probably OK up to about 30mph on roads you know but is inadequate in other circumstances.
I had vari-focals for some years in which I would easily have passed the driving test but I wasn't at all convinced they are safe so I wore contact lenses,which I don't really get on with these days, purely for driving. Now have some distance only glasses which are fine but I got a prescription.

can vari focals be bought online without a prescrition .they are very cheaply priced

I imagine so. You can get contact lenses online without one. I honestly wouldn't recommend doing that for driving though.
As has been said you can get a prescription at an opticians and then buy online but I would be cautious about vari-focals for driving. I only use them for going a mile or two to the local supermarkets where I know exactly where I am going. Your experience might be different from mine though.

What's the issue with gettng an eyetest? Surely you will be able to see better if you get the correct prescription for your eyes.

Zeiss 10x50 should do the job

Laugh or cry...

Agree with Barton

get an eyetest, over 50 now so i go every 2yrs for a test anyway, they also can spot other things going on behind the eyes, jaundice, etc.

  my advice is get an eyetest from a proper pharmacy, then look about for a suitable pair. i had a free eyetest at specsavers as i was out of

work at the time, i ended up buying a pair from boots.

Another vote for Glasses Direct.  I have had about 10 pairs from them over the years.  Usually get 2 for 1s as I leave them all over the place.  About £20 I think.

If you can get a free prescription all the better.

Your eyesight is worth £20

Got my eyes done for the first time in 30 years just before XMas. It was really simple TBH.

Go to any opticians, I went to Tesco's and make an appointment (Tesco's was free test and glasses for £15). The eyesight test takes 20 minutes. At the end just pick your glasses and pick them up 3 days later.

You are under no obligation to buy, just ask for your prescription. You also don't have to go expensive. If you are short and long sighted then just buy a pair of each. Bi Focals are the glasses with a split down the middle (Dennis Taylor style), varifocals have a smooth gradient but both these just add more expense.

Cost me £30 for both even though I don't really need either.

Laser.

it would be great to hearsome examples of what can be seen with far view glasses as opposed to near view lenses

if anyone could send me some far view glasses I should happily pay whet they cost

Had my first ever eye test before Christmas.

Found free voucher for Boots or Specsavers on internet.

I got a Boots one and the test was very thorough - 40mins with several different digital machines.
Price was £zero and was given a detailed prescription summary (pretended I would come back on payday and get glasses)

With prescription went on SelectSpecs and filled in online form with precise prescription figures.

Went with 2x budget £6 glasses, as a test. Came in about 8 days and are absolutely fine. Lenses are good quality and frames are Okay,
but not hugely trendy (there's about 100 £6 ones to choose from) 

I'd rather have several glasses lying around rooms in the house, than 1x designer pair.
So will be buying more.

http://www.selectspecs.com/cheap-glasses/

These high street opticians have been screwing us all over big time for years.

Hi learner. I once ordered a pair of glasses especially for working on the computer. By mistake they sent me a pair of distance glasses. I put them on to see if they made a difference to what I thought was my reasonably good distance vision. Nearest property to me is about 200 mts away. When looking through these glasses I could actually see the ripple effect on the bricks of said property.I kept them and use occasionally for driving.

FFS learner.

Just get yourself some bigger number plates.

Job done

He might not be able to read the thread!

the thing about drivers having an eye test is that if  they would fail the driving test sight test the optician may well inform the police and driving licence people and have the person banned from driving .

Are you in this country yet or still in Calais?

Not sure you should be driving tbh