JH02JLH
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Andy asked about drink driving laws in Spain so I had a look and this is what I came up with:
Spain has strict drink driving laws, only allowing 0.5 milligrams of alcohol per millilitre of blood - stricter than the UK where the limit is 0.8. New drivers are effectively forbidden to drink and drive, with a very low 0.1 mg/l limit.
I get to do most of the driving on holiday
and although we sometimes have a bottle of wine with our meal, we take it home with us and finish it off sitting on the terrace.
I agree, though, the measures in Spanish bars can be huge! Bony's Bar in particular serves large measures and two of their gin and tonics, plus half a bottle of wine over dinner and a freebie liqueur would send you way over the limit! In the UK as well as Spain!
Jane
Spain has strict drink driving laws, only allowing 0.5 milligrams of alcohol per millilitre of blood - stricter than the UK where the limit is 0.8. New drivers are effectively forbidden to drink and drive, with a very low 0.1 mg/l limit.
I get to do most of the driving on holiday
and although we sometimes have a bottle of wine with our meal, we take it home with us and finish it off sitting on the terrace.I agree, though, the measures in Spanish bars can be huge! Bony's Bar in particular serves large measures and two of their gin and tonics, plus half a bottle of wine over dinner and a freebie liqueur would send you way over the limit! In the UK as well as Spain!
Jane
