Budget Sunglasses needed !! (Sun is in eyes !!) - any suggestions?

Jane_gs

Need Sunglasses for driving (sun is irritating) can you give some budget sunglasses suggestions plz.

The sun gets in the eyes when driving, have never really had a pair of sunglasses when driving

but see people use them.

Where can I get a budget pair of driving sunglasses?  is it compulsory to have a prescription from the option to get the correct ones?

or buying any pair from Tescos, Boots, (even poundland) would do?  just for the duration of the journey.

If I buy a decent priced set from say Sainsbury’s, would there be any concern that they could be doing harm to the eyes due to prescription or anything else ?  (which an optician would be able to check)

tomorrow I will be around Asda, Tescos, Sainsbury’s, Poundland, Boots, superdrug.

a) Where do you advise I get them from?

b) What price range would I be looking at, to get a set of sunglasses for my purpose?

c) Has anyone purchased a set from any of the above shops, for 'driving' sunglasses, and have had a good experience with them?

Thanks xx

forgotmyname

Do you use prescription glasses to drive?  If yes then you need to wear them with clip on sunglasses or
get prescription sunglasses.

Beware "driving" sunglasses sometimes they are worse than cheap market stall tat glasses but priced stupidly
because they are driving sunglasses.

Grumpy_chap

Jane_gs said:

Where can I get a budget pair of driving sunglasses?  is it compulsory to have a prescription from the option to get the correct ones?

Yes, if you need prescription glasses to drive, you will need prescription sunglasses.

Emmia

If you don't need glasses to drive them you can buy sunglasses from the supermarket, Boots etc.

The critical thing really isn't price, it's fit. Sunglasses that slide around or move when driving are extremely irritating and you'll be permanently adjusting them - so I wouldn't advocate buying online unless it's direct replacements for ones you've bought already "in real life". I'd also go for a bigger frame size to provide more coverage and protection.

If you do need glasses for driving, then you'll need prescription sunglasses.or clip ons

Alanp

I wear glasses mine are reactions but they don’t work inside the car so I use over glasses sunglasses, as the name suggests they fit over your regular glasses, I used to have prescription sunglasses but with our weather and changeable conditions, I found I sometimes had to swap them over whilst driving which is unsafe, with over glasses, I can take them on or off ..

MikeJXE

I don't need prescription glasses to drive 

I can use any sunglasses but polarised are the best to reduce glare, currently Tesco £40 

daveyjp

If they are none prescription Amazon has dozens of polarising sunglasses (best for driving) at less than £20 a pair.  

photome

daveyjp said:

If they are none prescription Amazon has dozens of polarising sunglasses (best for driving) at less than £20 a pair.  

Are polarised best?  I find polarised glasses make the rear screen look blurred/wavy when looking through the rear view mirror, I wear non polarised oakleys, they work well for me

CliveOfIndia

photome said:

daveyjp said:

If they are none prescription Amazon has dozens of polarising sunglasses (best for driving) at less than £20 a pair.  

Are polarised best?  I find polarised glasses make the rear screen look blurred/wavy when looking through the rear view mirror, I wear non polarised oakleys, they work well for me

Polarised are pretty good for driving generally - I personally prefer them.  One reason being, when the roads are wet but it's sunny, they reduce the glare without actually stopping too much light - if that makes sense.  Same reason they're popular with fishing types - they take the glare off the surface of the water, and let the person see what's going on just below the surface.

In terms of where to buy them, there's plenty of choice at any supermarket, Boots, whatever.  There's no need to spend a fortune on designer versions - a cheap 'n' cheerful pair will usually be fine.  As a previous poster mentioned, what's more important is that they fit you comfortably without slipping around.

facade

Polarised glasses stop reflected glare from wet roads and the sun bouncing off your bonnet. They can make some "modern" LCD dashes look funny, and show patterns with some windscreens and rear windows- the Satnav in my Suzuki has a rainbow effect.

Dark glasses are best if you find this annoying.

Tbh, "clip-on" sunglasses, either polarised or just dark are best because they flip up when you travel through a dark area, or the Sun hides behind clouds, and flip back down when the Sun is a problem again. (assuming that you went through the chore of clipping them on when you got in the car, normally the Sun catches you without them and they are dangerous to try and fit while driving, so you have to pull over to fit them)   

Any cheap sunglasses will do inside a car, as the windscreen stops ultraviolet, so you don't need to worry if the glasses have the correct  coatings.

As an aside, you can get Transitions XTRActive lenses for prescription glasses that do work inside a car, but Specsavers can't get them cheap, and they are eye-wateringly expensive!

elsien

Parent just buys some big ordinary sunglasses to  put over the top of her prescription glasses when driving. The last lot were three quid off the market.