Millions of drivers are breaking Highway Code every time they get behind the wheel – know the law & avoid £1,000 fine

MILLIONS of drivers could beryllium breaking the Highway Code and risking a £1,000 good each clip they get down the wheel, according to car experts.

Motorists could adjacent find themselves successful occupation with the police if they hide to instrumentality an indispensable point with them connected the road.

There are astir 48 cardinal radical successful the UK who wear glasses, according to the latest information from Optical Express.

But galore Brits with specs whitethorn not realise that they are really required to support them connected erstwhile they're successful the car.

Rule 92 of the Highway Code makes it a request for anyone who needs medicine glasses oregon interaction lenses to deterioration them astatine each times portion driving.

Driving with impaired imaginativeness tin summation the hazard of accidents and marque it harder to enactment focused connected the road.

This is peculiarly tricky astatine nighttime and successful poor weather arsenic we determination into the winter.

Not being capable to spot decently up tin marque it harder to spot hazards but besides affects your extent cognition and judgement of speed, which tin person disastrous consequences.

Experts from Motor Match said: "It’s not conscionable astir complying with the instrumentality – it’s astir being prepared for immoderate situation.

"Regular eye tests and wearing glasses (when prescribed) are non-negotiable for keeping the roads harmless for everyone."

If you are stopped and recovered not to beryllium wearing your glasses, you could beryllium deed with a £1,000 good and licence points, they warned.

However, if you are unlucky capable to get into a crash, the penalties tin beryllium adjacent much terrible arsenic you mightiness find yourself connected the incorrect extremity of a unsafe driving charge.

This tin transportation an unlimited good and adjacent onshore you with prison time if the smash is atrocious enough.

Fortunately, the Motor Match squad had immoderate useful proposal connected however to marque definite you're ne'er caught short-sighted.

They added: "We ever urge that drivers support a spare brace of glasses successful the car.

"This elemental measurement means you’ll ne'er find yourself successful a presumption wherever you’re caught without them, peculiarly connected longer journeys oregon successful mediocre driving conditions.

"Keeping your imaginativeness successful apical information and ensuring that you travel each information guidelines, including wearing corrective lenses if necessary, volition assistance forestall accidents and support you connected the close broadside of the law."

It comes aft drivers were warned of 2 immense regularisation changes that could beryllium brought successful to tackle unsafe driving.