Eyesight test at the start

Are you allowed to wear your contacts on the road instead of glasses?

Ooh okay, three chances. That makes me feel better.

Are you allowed to wear your contacts on the road instead of glasses?

Yep, its any 'visual aid' I think.

Why not just get your eyes tested this week, instead of worrying?

I got my eyes tested a couple of weeks ago in thought of this looming test and he said there's no way to enhance my glasses.

Wow, which optician is that? I would go to another, as that sounds like a really pathetic answer, which basically refuses to help you.

I went to Haines and Smith. I have quite a few problems with my eyes, all long names and that that I don't know of. I've had operations on them before to correct stuff. So maybe he is correct in saying that.

I got my eyes tested a couple of weeks ago in thought of this looming test and he said there's no way to enhance my glasses.

My mate failed the eyesight bit of hers on Thursday, only coz she broke her glasses on the way down (sat on them haha) but they still let her take the practical, and she did pass

Failing the eyesight test is a "Serious" driving fault, so she should have failed her driving test anyway And, since you're "unfit to drive" if you fail the eyesight test, the examiner "should" terminate the test.

I know this'll sound harsh, but if your eyes cannot be corrected further (and it may be worth seeking a second opinion), and you do fail a driving test for eyesight, it may be for the best. Your eyes will only deteriorate with age, so if you're borderline now with correction, what state will your eyes be 10 years down the line? Once I'd got glasses for driving, I noticed quite a substantial improvement in my driving, just through being able to see properly.

Failing the eyesight test is a "Serious" driving fault, so she should have failed her driving test anyway And, since you're "unfit to drive" if you fail the eyesight test, the examiner "should" terminate the test.

I'm going to get a second opinion after my test because I'm sure they can be corrected further actually. I don't have that bad eyesight. Like I said, I've never wore glasses before (apart from my first test) and never needed too. I've always been able to see the board at school and signs and that. Some of my friends have far worse eyesight than me (like my friend could hardly see herself in the mirror the other day, to have eyesight that bad is beyond me) and yet with contacts/glasses it becomes near perfect. So I will get a second opinion and I won't be a danger on the roads. My instructor never noticed anything about bad eyesight when I am in lessons, even though I drive without my glasses. I've always been able to see speed signs and possible hazards on approach. I think it may be the letters that confuse me, like someone earlier did say. Sometimes a C looks like an S to me and so on.

Without meaning to sound too harsh, that -to my understanding, at least- sounds more like dyslexia than bad eyesight. Or, of course, something that is just brought on by excess stress, which is more than reasonable given the scenario!