Sunglasses aren't a particularly good investment when there will only be a couple of weeks bright enough to want them :) But awareness of raincoat brands in Britain, now you're talking!

Yes... I remember when Hunter wellies were a UK fashion export amongst some circles I moved in haha

I wear sunglasses for driving every day of the year in the UK.

Your optician will also encourage you to wear sunglasses year-round, UV damage can occur even in overcast conditions.

That's a good point; roads can certainly have a strong glare.

I see an independent optician who is fairly old. Although they sell sunglasses, the optician has never suggested that I should wear them. Do you think this is perhaps newer guidance that is shared by more recently-graduated opticians, or maybe something promoted by a major chain of opticians?

As a worst fashionable and no glass person, I knew Ray-Ban from counterfeit spams by hacked account. It's one of the worst encounter.