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| Originally Posted by dunlop0_1 Steve don't worry about it we all seem to get ripped off at the mo. My ACU licence renew has just got kicked back because my last eye test was more than 3 years ago. No problem I thought, so off to my local optitions I went on Friday evening for a re-test. All is fine Mr Appleby apart from a touch of colour blindness however, as you have requested that we fill out and stamp your ACU licence form we had to do and extra test which is an additional £10 so £37.50 in total. What additional test? I had to pay the lady and like it.  |
Grrrrr, just had my form returned too even though the last test was mid 2009, so phoned 8 local opticians explaining to each that I wanted a "simple confrontation visual field test" as per the acu form, this is the test where you read the diminishing letters off the chart. Every one of them was up for the confrontation bit, but they all insisted they could only do a full "automated perimetry test" even though the form states this is not required, blathering on about how they could be sued if there was something wrong with an eye.
What they want to to do is flog specs, its like taking the car to a garage with a workshop for its MOT!!
Maybe the acu could make a commercial arrangment with "should have gone to.." and send out a voucher with there licence rejection so the, what 5000? peeps/year get a chart test, 10mins tops, for say £15 including filling in the form.
Grrr this weather is turning me into a grumpy old whatsit. boo
1 month to the off, hurray
pete
"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power". Abraham Lincoln ...53 horse power should do it