I’ve got an 01 restriction on my licence. How did they know? I never told DVLA.
Maybe they looked at the medical report form?
Don’t bother with glasses-just tell your boss that you want a prescription windscreen fitted to your truck!
Problem solved!! 
I’ve had graduated bifocals the past few years now. Before I needed glasses (a mild prescription) for distance (short sighted) but not for reading. However I could easily read a map with my distance specs on.
Then it got I was struggling a bit to see the map with them on and got to taking them off to look at the map, a big nuisance. Mentioned this to my opticion & he suggested try BF’s.
I can’t say I like them, but I put up with them.
I’d like to have them lasered but. 1. I’m scared and 2. Would very likely still need reading glasses.
Biggest advantage would be reversing in the rain when you need the window open, with no glasses to get wet.
LASHHGV:
‘…Advice needed on getting first pair of glasses…’
As per much of the advice above - but why not ask the optician too? After all, you’ll be paying boatloads of ££’s for their services, which surely should include reasonable advice to stay within legislated parameters of your vocational occupation and its associated requirements.
Since they have neither asked what you do for a living nor appropriately advised you thus far, I’d consider using another optician next time 
joemaxi:
Don’t bother with glasses-just tell your boss that you want a prescription windscreen fitted to your truck!Problem solved!!
Ah ! so thats why Asda trucks go so slow. 
I’d like to have them lasered but. 1. I’m scared and 2. Would very likely still need reading glasses.
Me too!
A couple of points with lasering.
Driver at last place had it done and was realy chuffed with result
He didn’t tell DVLA and got a tug in a routine check for not wearing specs when his licence was coded to show he needed them. No problem, Plod was understanding and just gave advice.
Second point, I thought that once you had it done, that was it, finished. But he told me that it lasts for approx 5 years beofre they MAY need doing again.
Trev_H:
joemaxi:
Don’t bother with glasses-just tell your boss that you want a prescription windscreen fitted to your truck!Problem solved!!
Ah ! so thats why Asda trucks go so slow.
Yup-and thats why our heads all look huge when we drive by… 
Go to a proper optometrist and have a premier check, go the whole hog. Then come home telling him you will think about it, go on glasses direct and choose a pair using your prescription, get the second pair free. Then you are sorted for work for about £35.
You can change them or send them back for alterations. At the moment I have 2 pair of Timmy Mallet distance glasses, 1 purple distance, 1 black VF and a new pair of cherry red and black VF
I’d agree about getting a 2nd pair. I’d also add that I have a spare pair specifically to carry in my work bag in case of accident. There’s nothing worse than getting smacked in the face buy a curtain pole & your glasses getting broken while away from the yard. I have a couple of cheap pairs 1x plain & 1x sunnies from glasses2you.co.uk/ for around £10-£15 each. A point to note when getting them online is the sizing. Thats why I’d get my 1st pair from my local opticians. As you really need to get an understanding of the frame sizing.
But if you do buy your 1st pair online go to specsavers etc try a few on find a frame size that’s comfortable, take a note of the 3 numbers that are printed on the inside of the arm ie:
140(mm) = arm length
20 = nose bridge width
50 = lense size (diagonal measurement like a tv)
Use the 3 numbers online to get a pair that fit. If you’ve got a fat head like me the lense size will be important as that’ll determine the frame width so the arms won’t end up digging grooves into the sides of your head
Sprung arms are good too.