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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 …

This is the time of year we take in new stock from our numerous suppliers - some is to replenish winter stock levels but the majority are new editions - brand new 2016 models. Two recent deliveries are Sea River and Montana. Sea River is the french brand specialising in polarised sunglasses with many aimed at fishing enthusiasts (hence the name!). They all have high quality glare blocking lenses and most models are under £30 - great value. Have a look here. We've also taken in many new mode …

A little while back we set up a new e-commerce website called SunOptical to enable customers to buy prescription sunglasses online. It runs as a subsidiary operation to Sunglasses For Sport but features all styles of sunglasses with a very wide selection of both leisure and sports styles. We're very pleased with the reaction from customers and much feedback that the online ordering (including entering prescription details) is really easy to use. There is a lot of competition out there with man …