Genghis - You're absolutely right. I'm just lazy.
Glag - OKokok, yes, there's a lot more actually required. Again, I'm lazy.
Elvis - I'm -1.25 in one eye and -1.75 in the other my astigmatism is something like 0.25. Here's the comprehensive requirements:
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/49/InitialJARClass1Sep09.pdf
Are you familiar with the difference between short / long sight and astigmatism? From what I've read you can have +5.00 to -6.00 dioptres total with an astigmatism of up to 2.00 dioptres.
This
might preclude you. But don't assume anything (we all know what Oscar Wilde said about assuming things) Take the above document to your optician and ask.
Good luck.