Alcohol and Motorhomes. (1 Viewer)

[busby]

I certainly wouldn't buy the breath testers to go to France. There is no point because there is no penalty for breaking that "law".

I might get some for this country though.

I always worry about being over the limit the following day.The french ones are of no use in the UK. They only tell you if you are over the French limit which is much lower than ours. I purchased a proper breathaliser for about £50....BUSBY

 

[snailtrailer]

Its easy,my wife is teetotal.she has the keys

Okay - we could be in the same situation - I offer to abstain from drinking and offer to drive but the MH is in Derek's name. Do we have to sign an affidavit to that effect

 

[scotjimland]

So if I've got the motorhome ignition key hung up in the usual safe hiding place and the hab keys on me which also has the car ignition key on and I've had a few sherberts which vehicle am I in charge of ?

both.

and unless on private property you can be done with 'dunk in charge'

pub car parks and anywhere the public have access to is considered to be 'public' and comes under the same drink drive rules as the highway..

keep your drinking for camp sites or safest way, don't drink while 'in charge'

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[Plumberman]

I think I will stop drinking.

 

[scotjimland]

I think I will stop drinking.

could do worse .. did that years ago.. :thumb:

 

[Don Quixote]

Well we do not drink alcohol whilst outside a camp site, ie not in aires or wild camping because you never know when you may have to move on. As alcohol is not high on our list of "need it" to enjoy our MH then it's not a problem.

Play the game and be safe........ SIMPLES.

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[OldAgeTravellers]

I'm an ex cop so hopefully I can shed some light......................... A common sense approach is taken when dealing with these cases as they can be very hard to prove.

I had the same advise/comment from a serving Traffic Cop some years ago.
So we have adopted a system whereby no alcohol comes out till the front seats are turned round the blinds raised and the keys are stored away.
As we are likely to be driving the next day I would not have more than a couple of glasses of wine I also carry an electronic breathalyser set to French limits which I always use before driving, just in case.
Technically of course a court could take a different view and as has been said a Police Officer cannot compel you to break the law.
As most of our driving is in France I do not think the question would arise, and the French as a nation do not consider wine to be alcohol, although the failed Breathalyser Legislation did change that perception for a little while and all the French I know are now very much more aware of not driving after drinking.
Steve

 

[Wildbill]

I was parked up in my van once with a serving traffic cop in a lay by we were having coffee as at that time we were shit scared of getting done
don't you drink yes say's I why com on up to my van when I ask him the position of having to move on he sad make sure it has no no overnight parking and there is no reason for us to move you on most folks are on holiday and have no intentions of moving there van so we levee them alone we got pissed as farts I have never wored abut it and have never had a problem layby wild or pub car park not saying there is not sum arshole out there looking for brownie points prove that you had the intentions to drive