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Some ludicrous scare stories have appeared in the media recently claiming you could get fined for wearing sunglasses whilst drivingand fined for not wearing them! Guaranteed to confuse people! We’re not sure what the original source of this information was but it’s mostly factually incorrect (that’s being very polite). Let’s set the record straight. The only sunglasses you should NOT wear when driving are Category 4 ones that have very dark lenses. If found to be wearing these, you could be fin …

Blue light is everywhere in our world. It used to be that the only source of blue light was from the sun. Now we have brought blue light inside by way of digital screens (found on TV’s, smartphones, computers, laptops, tablets and gaming systems), electronic devices, LED and fluorescent lighting. What is blue light? Blue light waves are the among the shortest, highest energy wavelengths in the visible light spectrum. Because they are shorter, these “Blue”  wavelengths “flicker” and this kind of …

Worldwide front page media coverage of The Duke of Edinburgh's car accident which, he told police at the scene, was due to being 'dazzled by the sun' which was low in the sky at the time of the two vehicle crash. According to the AA, being dazzled by bright light is frequently cited as the cause of road accidents. There is no doubt that low sun in the early morning or late afternoon is a major driving hazard and we have covered this issue in previous news posts. Figures released in 2014 showed t …