PSV eye sight requirement

sevenhills

DB1904 said:

I read your posts and you said "I have a lazy eye, so my brain ignores the image from that eye"

Car_54  said the standard is pretty dismal but you chose vanity over safety. 

Car54 was referring to a different poster, not myself.

DB1904

sevenhills said:

DB1904 said:

I read your posts and you said "I have a lazy eye, so my brain ignores the image from that eye"

Car_54  said the standard is pretty dismal but you chose vanity over safety. 

Car54 was referring to a different poster, not myself.

Doesn't alter the eyesight requirement in any way. 

sevenhills

DB1904 said:

Doesn't alter the eyesight requirement in any way. 

Myself and other posters on this thread all comply with the eye test requirements 

Grey_Critic

So are you applying for a PSV licence or is it just a rhetorical question? The rules are clear your eyesight must reach a standard even if you need to wear glasses. Actually the same rule applies to all drivers and the ability to read a number plate is not a guarantee that your eyesight is OK.

You need to go back to the optician - whilst it is advised you should have your eyesight checked every two years it is not set in stone.

I for many years went to Specsavers but did not feel they were addressing my problem. I changed opticians and was referred to a specialist - he identified a congenital defect that had gone undetected for years. My prescriptions now address that problem and I keep well clear of Specsavers.

If there is a problem with your *lazy eye* it needs addressing.

DB1904

sevenhills said:

DB1904 said:

Doesn't alter the eyesight requirement in any way. 

Myself and other posters on this thread all comply with the eye test requirements 

You may not for a vocational licence only functioning on one eye. 

DB1904

Grey_Critic said:

So are you applying for a PSV licence or is it just a rhetorical question? The rules are clear your eyesight must reach a standard even if you need to wear glasses. Actually the same rule applies to all drivers and the ability to read a number plate is not a guarantee that your eyesight is OK.

You need to go back to the optician - whilst it is advised you should have your eyesight checked every two years it is not set in stone.

I for many years went to Specsavers but did not feel they were addressing my problem. I changed opticians and was referred to a specialist - he identified a congenital defect that had gone undetected for years. My prescriptions now address that problem and I keep well clear of Specsavers.

If there is a problem with your *lazy eye* it needs addressing.

On a category B licence if you can read the number plate you eyesight is ok to drive. Your eyesight is OK and legal.

sevenhills

DB1904 

You may not for a vocational licence only functioning on one eye. 

I have been driving the same type of vehicles since I started this job over ten years ago. I had an eye test at that time, it wasn't an issue.
I have had a lazy eye since childhood. Are you an optician, lots of advice on here, but you seem like just a layman.

sevenhills

Reading some sites online, some people say that you cannot drive an HGV with monocular vision, some say it depends on whether your good eye is you left or right eye.

DB1904

sevenhills said:

DB1904 

You may not for a vocational licence only functioning on one eye. 

I have been driving the same type of vehicles since I started this job over ten years ago. I had an eye test at that time, it wasn't an issue.
I have had a lazy eye since childhood. Are you an optician, lots of advice on here, but you seem like just a layman.

So when did you get your PSV licence or are you driving on a D1?

DB1904

sevenhills said:

Reading some sites online, some people say that you cannot drive an HGV with monocular vision, some say it depends on whether your good eye is you left or right eye.

Speak to an optician rather than the online info you want to read.