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As our name suggests, we specialise in sports sunglasses and eyewear but we also have lots of leisure styles too - probably 20% of the 1000+ models on the website are leisure styles. Some brands we sell like Montana, Floats & H1N1 have more leisure style models in their range than sports styles. Summer is nearly here so if you need a new pair of sungasses we have a very large choice of high quality but affordable options - we have put most (but not all) of the leisure style sunglasses we s …

Driving at night can be dangerous due to limited light and blinding glare from headlights and streetlights. The latest generation of superbright HID 'white light' headlamps can really dazzle on-coming drivers. To deal with this Hilco, the specialist Optical distributor, have just introduced a new addition to their range of Haven over glasses called 'Night Drivers' with yellow lenses. Yellow lenses have been proven to be beneficial for night driving since they improve contrast, reduce glare and i …

Recently a traffic pile up in North Carolina involving 130 cars was caused at least in part by the glare of evening sunshine reflecting off a wet road after recent rain. We have all experienced this - heavy rain followed by a spell of bright sunshine. This can lead to very high glare conditions. When combined with low sun it can dazzle drivers making it very difficult to see - and clearly hazardous. According to an analysis by the AA, dazzle is a factor in the injury of 3900 road users each ye …