[Brydo]

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What is the drink driving limit?
In the UK the drink driving limit is:

35 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath; or
80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood; or
107 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of urine.
How many units can I drink before driving?
The legal drink drive limit cannot be safely converted into a certain number of units, as it depends on a number of factors to include gender, body mass and how quickly your body absorbs alcohol into the blood stream.

Can drinking coffee or having a cold shower help to sober me up?
No, drinking coffee or having a cold shower will not sober you up as this does not remove alcohol from your blood stream.

How long do the effects of alcohol take to wear off?

On average it takes one hour for a healthy liver to process one unit of alcohol. However, it does depend on your body mass, gender and how much food you have consumed. Even if you feel fine after drinking heavily in the evening there is still a high possibility that you will be above the legal limit should you drive the following morning.

What constitutes a unit of alcohol?
One unit of alcohol is 10ml (1cl) by volume or 8g by weight, of pure alcohol.

How do I calculate how many units there are in a drink?
A unit of alcohol is measured by the size (ml) and strength (% alcohol by volume or ABV) of the drink.

The following is a guideline:
Wine
Small Glass (125ml)
12% – 1.5 units
14% – 1.75 units

Standard Glass (175ml)
12% – 2.1 Units
14% – 2.45 Units

Beer
Half Pint
3% – 1 Unit
4% –  1.1 Units
5% – 1.4 Units

330 ml Bottle
3% – 1 Unit
4% – 1.1 Units
5% – 1.7 Units

1 Pint
3% – 2 Units
4% – 2.2 Units
5% – 2.8 Units

Spirits
Single Shot (25ml)
40% – 1 Unit

Double Shot (50 ml)
40% – 2 Units

Port 20% – single shot is 0.5 Unit; double shot is 1 Unit

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[Donkey Oatie]

Scottish drink driving limit is much lower. It makes having any drink at all very risky. Really though when we know how alcohol impairs reaction times the best thing is not to drink and drive. trying to calculate how much you can get away with is just foolish.

[mitch]

it should be zero. or at least as low as is naturally occuring.

some medical conditions and foods would register a reading.

[Brydo]

I don’t drink ? now but when I did a pint made me a danger on the road.

[Dante]

I’m zero tolerance completely as I was hit by a drunk driver when young which nearly killed me & resulted in disability, which impacted on my life. I’ve learnt to live with it and am a tolerant, open minded person. But alas not on this topic.

if you’re drinking don’t drive or plan a designated fryver or taxi etc… there’s no excuse

 

I know people have different opinions but speaking from a very painful perspective, I implore others not to drink and drive

[joss]

Zero tolerance. Just not worth it.

Joss
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[Noel]

Before i had to give up working i used to be a bus driver and the company had a ZERO limit so in theory you could pass a Police test on the way to work, clock in and be tested then be fired. so i opted to be teetotal unless i had a day off next day.

[vinalspin]

Over many years of driving I have been over the limit the next morning twice and both times it was only slightly above the limit(blew a 39 and a 40), on both occasions I felt completely sober after a night’s sleep and a breakfast and a coffee on my way to work, I had no idea I was still over the limit and was banned (rightly so) for 12 months both times(over 10 years apart), I stopped driving the next day if I had been drinking at all and since I have been disabled I don’t drink at all.

It is very hard to calculate how much you can have and impossible to work out for the next day so I would just err on the side of caution and don’t do it at all, I can’t begin to imagine if I would have hit someone thinking I was okay to find out it was because of drink, learn from other’s mistakes.

[Andy]

Nobody should be drinking and driving, there is no ‘safe amount’ IMO.

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