After my surgeries I got some drug store reading glasses, but then I asked my doctor for a prescription for progressive lenses, and I just wear the glasses all the time. I can drive without glasses. I have sunglasses that aren't prescription lenses; I wear them to drive. The drug store readers actually seem to be better for close work on my model trains than the prescription glasses.
Yes, that's exactly my situation except I don't wear sunglasses and I bought my progressive reading glasses online without a prescription. They're a little hard to find, though, and some sites want you to upload a prescription. So I may break down and get one. But most sites let you "try the glasses on" by using your computer camera to show your face with the glasses superimposed.