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Drivers with bad eyesight could
be invalidating car insurance
Glasses might not be the coolest thing on the planet, and some sad muppets might call you four-eyes or specky or something equally original, but by not wearing them you could just be invalidating your car insurance.
Research from motor insurance firm Privilege has discovered that as many as one in five people have driven without either contact lenses or glasses, even though they can't see well enough to do so. And with 55% of the UK population in possession of a prescription for poor eyesight, that means that over three million motorists have risked their safety, as well as somebody else's, on at least one occasion.
Anyone involved in a road accident and not wearing their glasses or contacts can legally be refused a payout by their car insurance provider, and if an accident has been caused because of it, criminal charges could also be brought. Either way, any cheap premium from a young driver car insurance company could suffer because of a lost no-claims bonus.
Deacon Harle from the Institute of Optometry warned, "Reduced vision can have a significant and probably dangerous effect on driver competence."
Commenting on the results of the survey Privilege Car Insurance's managing director told reporters, "Even more disturbing is the number of people with prescriptions but who forget to put their glasses on before driving, despite admitting they couldn't even read a number plate from 20.5 metres- the legal requirement."
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