Renewing my licence in the ACT turned out to be more of a test of my vision — and my patience — than I expected.

During the paperwork, a staff member asked about my vision. I explained that I have never required glasses for driving and that my -1.00 prescription has been stable for eight years.

Still, the staff member requested a visual check, which I thought was fair. He couldn’t just take my word for it.

But I was expected to read a Snellen chart off a glared computer screen positioned at the top of a wall from an angle behind a desk.