Posted By anon1234 Better tell him to go and buy a spare pair then ;]

Posted By Jim Walker I believe this is indeed true on the other side of the ENGLISH channel. Maybe Merv will pop up and confirm.

Posted By Chris Packham Both my Austrian and German driving licences require me to have a spare pair of spectacles to the correct prescription in any car if I am driving. This applies even when I am accompanied by another person capable of driving. I would have thought that the cost of a second pair is minimal when compared with the costs involved were the driver to have a minor incident where his spectacles were broken and someone had to be sent out to rescue him and his vehicle. Chris

Posted By Pete48 Jim, did you mean La Manche, you English! Second sight on a Friday eh? Makes some sense though doesn't it, even if it turns out that it isn't actually in the bowels of some regulation? If you cannot see properly without them and you drop them and break them how do safely drive after that, mind you if you use the M3,M4,M5 and many other roads on Friday PM it probably wont be noticed that you are driving like someone who cannot see straight! Extract from one policy that I have seen. "Minibus drivers who require sight correction must, in compliance with the University policy, carry a spare set of spectacles or contact lenses with them while driving a University minibus."

Posted By Peter Leese It's a given. I can't imagine any driver who normally wears specs not having a spare pair. Especially as mentioned above with the vast majority of opticians provide the second pair free (or at least at a much reduced price).

Posted By holmezy Morning, I dont disagree with anything thats been suggested, and yes,,,it does seem agood idea to have a spare pair of glasses. However, why does the"law", if it is law, only apply to HGV drivers? Why not car driver, motorcyclists, milk float drivers etc who need glasses? How many of you, who are visually impaired carry a spare set of glasses in the car? I know I dont and until now have not even considered it. And how would it be inforced? Imagine the scene on a routine stop check by the police... "The vehicle is all ok Sarge, lights work, tyres good. Driver Ok, no alcohol, no drugs. He was driving within the law and wasnt speeding, and he's got all his paperwork in order...........but wait, he wears glasses, check the glove box. What, no spare pair,,,,,,,,,,book him Danno". Just seemed strange to say that its law for HGV'S and not everyone else....