The drink drive rules are now even lower in Scotland so after my Christmas night out after a fair few beers and topped off with a large whisky I did something I've never done before: I took a taxi home. Sure enough I passed a police road block but because it was a taxi, they waved it past. I arrived home safely without incident, which was a real surprise. I have never driven a taxi before and I'm still not sure where I got it.

Is this accurate, being £1 I would expect accuracy and quality to be somewhat lacking. Further to that, are you willing to have another road users death on your conscience? Do yourself a favour - drink, don't drive. Drive, don't drink. Saves £1 too.

As OP said - good for the morning after to check to see if you are legal before driving. I don't think there was any suggestion of using it to drive home form the pub.

There are some very judgemental do gooders on this site.
I will have 2 weak ales if Im driving to the pub. It is perfectly legal and I feel no guilt for doing it

Is this accurate, being £1 I would expect accuracy and quality to be somewhat lacking. Further to that, are you willing to have another road users death on your conscience? Do yourself a favour - drink, don't drive. Drive, don't drink. Saves £1 too.

hopefully the taxi driver isn't at the end of a really long shift. don't get me wrong driving while under the influence rightfully isn't allowed but as others have said it's an easy target. how does 1 pint compare to: any level of tiredness, smoking/eating/drinking, talking, wearing appropriate eyewear, listening to the radio, thinking about anything other than driving, speeding? there are a lot of factors that can effect driving performance and drinking is just one of them. Personally I don't think it would be a bad thing to make everyone retake a driving test every 10 years but I doubt many would agree with that.

OMG, you're completely missing my point. This thing is completely useless. You don't need one in France. Even if you wanted to stay within the law even though there's no fine, this thing still probably isn't NF CERTIFIED or APPROVED.
It's useless in England, because it has the wrong limit.
The only thing this is good for, is for very roughly knowing is for your personal knowledge to see if you're under the limit to drive in Scotland or France.

According to the AA :

Source: http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/overseas/driving-abroad-whats-new-2012.html

Yes, it tells you if you're under the limit in France. It doesn't say it meets the requirement if the police pull you over.

Jeez how many holier than thou do gooders are there? Is this a road safety forum or HUKD? "just dont drink n drive blah blah" SHUT UP!! Keep comments on the post you bunch of hypocrites!

The box says it meet french laws.. Personally, If I was going to be driving in France, then I would buy a few - for a sake of a few quid it would save any arguments with the local police & their laws and how enforceable they are.



I would only buy them if going to france to be in line with their guidelines. I would have no intention of being in a position of needing to use one to check if I am over or not.. if in doubt, I don't drive.

You have a point with b.) however if you've driven the night before and want to drive the next day then you should always test yourself if you're going to be that stubborn that you have to drive.

I don't know why you think that they are NF certified - the wording on the pack says "conforms".
If there is no NF logo, its not certified. Not that it makes any difference though, as has been pointed out several times in this thread.
Unfortunately the public rely on the motoring organisations and ferry companys for this information, and they deliberately mislead in order to sell thier own stuff.
In the past I have complained to the ASA regarding one of the typical scare mongering leaflets that DFDS hand out, and this is what they had to say on breathalysers.

"We note that you object that the claim “all vehicles travelling in France MUST, by law be carrying approved breathalysers” is misleading because there is currently no fine for not carrying these. However, whilethe French Government has taken the decision not to impose the 11 Euro fine, it remains a legal requirement for motorists to carry a breathalyser in their car. I appreciate your objection to the inclusion of a twin pack in the ad. However, there is nothing in the ad that states that it is a legal requirement to carry two breathalysers though we note that two are generally recommended so that motorists can test themselves and still have one to show police should the need arise. For this reason we don’t consider the ad to be misleading on this point."

I passed my driving test back in the late 70's, when everyone used to drink & drive..... In fact you weren't a proper bloke if you didn't drink & drive. In work there would be comments like "I had to drive home from the pub last night with one eye shut so I didn't see double, I was that pished"
It was acceptable then and I don't see why it shouldn't be acceptable now........... cant drink & drive, cant knock your wife about when you get home..... its health & safety gone mad.

I could probably drink a bottle of whisky and still be a safer driver than 90% of the people on UK roads.

I really don't see the use for this. If you'd had a few the night before and then this gave you the all clear, would you trust it? If you use this to decide whether or not you are safe to drive, then you shouldn't be allowed to own a car

Have a line in the morning all you need hahaha

Problem with these if you used one when you HAD to drive the morning after and you felt fine (which is why you're using it, for piece of mind) and it tested positive, the majority of people would just think "I'd better take it easy and be extra alert"; but if you don't think that anyway behind the wheel hungover or not you shouldn't be on the road regardless!

So realistically, if most people buy this at a pound shop- test themselves the morning after and fail the test, are they going to:

a) Refuse to drive
or
b) Rationalise that since the legal limit in England is almost twice that allowed by the breathalyser, that they're probably okay to drive anyway in the cold light of day and they feel fine after a good night's sleep?

I've got to say, I'd be quite tempted down path b), and I don't consider myself an irresponsible driver; like many have pointed out, there are far more dangerous things I see every day such as people on mobile phones, distracted by conversations, tailgating, jumping lights, not being able to see out of the back, not indicating, etc etc etc.

That's right. A fat fine of €0.00.

Great Ive been pulled !! Hubby said no more shopping, hes seen the email for 10 of these for stocking fillers, I explained my find, he read your posts, he shook his head and now gone off to the pub, Ive gotto pick him up later. Ive started a debate at home with friends over pedal cyclists falling under the same drink driving law as motorists, Im publically naming and shaming myself, My names Tea Total, I am a Meloncholic

Leave the car keys at home

It does tell you but at a more strict limit, if you pass this then you're fit to drive regardless of the upper limit in the UK.

Brilliant It is now compulsory to carry them in your car if get stopped by Gendarme in France..

if I had 20 pints on a Saturday night,finish drinking bout 4am Sunday morning,how long would it take for alcohol to be out of my system? Would I be okay to drive Monday morning?

What's the point of buying this thing if it doesn't tell you if you're legal to drive in England or not?! As you say better to not drink at all. But if you DO buy a breathalyzer, there doesn't seem much point unless it tells you if you're legal or not.

So this being rated at a more cautious/strict level is a bad thing? Since some other European countries and Scotland have adopted a 50mg limit, I can't see it as being bad. I would buy it but I don't drink and drive so I have no worries, and I don't drive the next day after a session so I see no reason to get one. If you're unsure that you're able to drive, it's really simple DON'T DRIVE. If you need to drive at some point the next day DON'T DRINK the night before. Logic works everytime.

Great price. If you travelling through France you need two of these in your vehicle by law.

I'd be more '****' at getting a positive preggers test.

can you rig em?

The drink drive rules are now even lower in Scotland so after my Christmas night out after a fair few beers and topped off with a large whisky I did something I've never done before: I took a taxi home. Sure enough I passed a police road block but because it was a taxi, they waved it past. I arrived home safely without incident, which was a real surprise. I have never driven a taxi before and I'm still not sure where I got it.

I meant a drink. :neutral_face:

Use it on your kids when they get in on a Friday night :wink:
Must be loads of 15 year old who come in, run up the stairs to brush their teeth and spray deodorant and then hide in their bedrooms looking innocent :wink:

I never have and never will, and likewise will never get in a car with someone that has been drinking, and if you find that so unbelievable and if you find it so difficult to drink OR drive, you may want to reevaluate your relationship with alcohol.

Would rather stand out in the rain and freezing cold waiting for a taxi than get in a car with someone that feels their life, their passenger's livexs, every pedestrian and every other road user's life is worth less than a 3 quid pint (or in your case almo, two)

The average person elimates alcohol at a level of 7ug per hour in breath. Therefore, if you were to blow at 35ug (England and Wales legal breath alcohol level) it would take approximately 5 hours for you to blow at 0ug. Obviously, the reading produced will depend on your height, weight and alcohol consumption. It also depends on the time when the alcohol consumption ceased and the point at which you were breathalysed. It can also depend on the amount of food consumed and any medication taken.

It is almost impossible to say how much 1 pint equates too in ug, which is why a 0 drink policy is always advised, unless you are a forensic toxicologist.

Even if you only had one, don't drive.

Good grief, it's very simple, the actual amount of alcohol allowed in your blood in England has been mentioned over and over on this thread. You can Google it if you want to make absolutely sure.

Then someone posted a photo of the back of the packet.

THIS IS THE WRONG AMOUNT FOR ENGLAND!! I don't know how many times I have to post this before anyone pays any attention. For all the people saying you shouldn't drink at all, they might be a little happier to know that this item will say you're over the limit at almost half the percentage that you're actually allowed here.

I have an Alcosense Elite. Seems fairly consistent. As per what everybody on here says, best to just not drink, but I have mine for the morning after. Not for driving at 8am after a massive bender, but for checking when I think I should be well and truly safe to drive. There was one occasion where I went to drive at 2pm and was still blowing 0.37 which is over the limit. Couldnt believe it but really pleased to have the ability to check.
FYI the wife drove instead that day.

Only a novelty if they are not NF certified as they would be useless (like most novelty items!)- but these are NF certified.
As they are needed when driving in France, why should I buy them from more expensive places like Halfords or at the Ferry/chunnel terminal?

England should lower the levels to the same as Scotland, or lower still.

dont use this thinking you can get away with it. drinking and driving is dangerous. be safe and dont do it.

has anybody used one and have it say your not fit to drive? i very much doubt it its basically a toy

this seems to be a method of saving idiots from their own stupidity. the key with not drink driving is not to drink the night before, rather than putting the lives of innocent people at risk. kill yourself if you want, but why others?

Yes, it's a legal requirement in France but there's no fine for not having one so save a quid to spend on beer at the supermarket.
In the spirit of do-gooding, I will tell you all to be good, morally responsible people at all times in everything you do.
http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/overseas/driving-abroad-whats-new-2012.html

Pretty sure somebody listed this last week from the 99p store and it didn't even get hot. Funny old site

Missing the point here. In France it is a legal requirement to have this in your car at all times.
It is a bargain.

If you drink and get behind the wheel even the morning after a heavy night you are a ****.

I've got an 100% reliable method and it's free. Don't drink anything.

Is it really worth 'having a few' then getting pulled over?

I never drink and drive, not a drop. I however was told once by a reliable source....A lot of the traffic police actually target their man power for the day. So Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day, Bank holiday's and the commuter run after a bank holiday.

This is because so many people who "would never drink and drive" are over the limit the next day. That last night cap, drinking throughout the day, but feeling ok by the evening. Stopping early does not mean you will be legal to drive.

See you going a little bit too fast, or a break light out. That kind of thing. Expect to see the breathalyser if it's over a holiday.

I think these should be law.

How do these work? Is it a pass/fail result or do they give you a number. As above, if its a pass/fail based on old limits then they are no use in Scotland.

Not here to judge or give folk advice on their drinking habits (this is a deals site, not crusaders are us) but if someone uses this thinking they are OK to drive, even the next day, and it stops them then great.

I believe Lee Mack said it best...

Click here! NSFW!

This is only £1 if you buy 30. If you only buy one, it's £4.

Do gooders.

There are some very judgemental do gooders on this site.
I will have 2 weak ales if Im driving to the pub. It is perfectly legal and I feel no guilt for doing it

Please don't call Christmas the 'holiday season'.Can we stop with the Americanisms?

Wise words inded

Given time the thought of driving after 1 or 2 pints being acceptable will be similarly laughably absurd...

Your stance seems to be that if something's not illegal then it's therefore morally acceptable. This is a fundamentally flawed view, I'd say.

Blah blah blah blah blah blah is anyone taking in the fact that this thing probably has the wrong limit for England then?

If you are not happy with the current Law and feel its dangerous then write to your MP to get the limit reduced, start a petition to get billed as a motion in Parliament etc. If you get sufficient support then the Law gets changed. That's what happens in democracies if people aren’t happy with the status quo.

Personally I would want to spend a bit more to get an accurate meter for use in the UK. But very handy as a backup for the car if travelling in countries where its a legal requirement to travel with one.

I can't emphasise this enough, if you'd had a session the night before. DON'T drive the next day. I was done in 2003 for precisely this, I was still 2.5 times over the limit! Yet I didn't feel drunk but obviously was. I have a criminal record and the DR30 doesn't leave your licence for 11 years. I had to attend an alcohol awareness course, I had to go to court, trust me even your solicitor hates you when you've been caught for this offence. I was fined and couldn't drive for 2 years reduced to 18 months because of the course. Your name is in printed in the paper. But none of this matters because there's a real chance you could **** up someone else's life by killing someone, how would you feel if you killed someone especially a child? Imagine the parent's grief and suffering from your selfish actions. I was very fortunate this didn't happen but it could have so easily.

DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE at all.

The alcohol limit should be reduced to 50mg/100ml blood, in line with Scotland.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-30329743

I wholeheartedly disagree with your stance on this. In my opinion, if somebody is under the limit then they shouldn't be looked at as being in the wrong morally, surely that's why the limit is there. Have a good day.

Regarding reliability - based on the brand in the picture supplied by the OP, these appear to conform to the French law ( it's mandatory to have one of these in your car).

this image is from Amazon, and shows the same brand conforming to NF x20 702



I agree with the zero tolerance people are voicing, but how do you know you're sober the next day? I'm never sure, especially after a heavy session and I've lost track of how much I drank.

These would be some nice next day reassurance. And seem like a bargain

A friend worked for a local store called road user. Now called Motor world. They got saddled with loads of these as never sold some years ago. What a stupid product. I can see the argument with the nice police officer when he says your over the limit when 20mins earlier your diy test showed you were under. I guess you can sit in car for hours blowing until your clear to drive. They say if your under the limit and run someone over the fact you have had a drink will count against you. Don't drink and drive although mobile phones are just as bad but don't get me started on that

You are only responsible for those "others things" that are within your control. Accidents are often caused by a split second's lack of concentration, or by being in the wrong position by a matter of cm's, so of course it's entirely possible chosing to impair your senses by even a small amount may end up causing an accident.

Drunk on Food alone......

I`ll just pop this here

Because the increase is low and comparable to other things that may also have the same impact. If I have half a shandy and then run someone over on my way home, is the alcohol to blame? Would I have missed them if I'd have had a lemonade instead?

Because? Knowingly increasing your risk of killing or injuring yourself and/or others for the sake of a drink is not a laudable activity. Is it?

One could argue that you could time driving under the influence/whilst tired according to risk (eg when roads are quieter) but let's not get into suggesting anything like that.

For what it's worth I wouldn't dream of driving whilst over the legal limit, and generally don't drink a drop when I know I have to drive, but implying that it's morally wrong to drink anything whilst driving or that people who do are bad people is ludicrous.

Your logic is faulty.

By my assessment it's not "perfectly fine" to drive whilst tired, in the same way as it's not fine to drive under the influence. Your other examples are not analogous and your argument boils down to one of false equivalence. Changing the radio station and leg scratching do not necessarily pose a risk, given that a responsible driver can time these activities according to risk. Sneezing does indeed pose a risk but that's irrelevant given that it's generally out of the drivers control, unlike chosing to drive after a drink or when tired.

Your original point was implying that, although legal, it was not "perfectly fine" to have a legal level alcohol in your system and drive. My original point was suggesting that, by your logic, it would not be "perfectly fine" to drive whilst tired, change the radio station, sneeze whilst driving, itch your leg whilst driving or various other things which also impact one's "reactions, concentration and ability to drive, and therefore increases the risk of you killing or injuring someone."

Utterly ridiculous.

You exercise your judgement and make that assessment as a responsible person. Not rocket science.

Tiredness may well be worse than small amounts of alcohol. If tiredness is affecting your ability to drive you shouldn't be driving - it's not just your own life you're endangering.

but how do you define too tired? what if i'm a bit tired?

What's the difference in being a bit tired and having a legal amount of alcohol in your system whilst driving?

Here's to not drinking and driving.

Scotland leading the way, time for the rest to follow.

Yes... and?

Tiredness can be worse than drink and drivers should clearly not be driving when too tired to do so.

You're legally obliged to have one in the car in mainland Europe so this is an amazing deal for £1. Good to keep one in the car in case for those EU trips!

i got some of these a few years back for a trip to France, and din't have to use them.

after i returned, whilst stinking drunk one night with a pal, we put these things to the test. Neither of us came up drunk despite being half a bottle of whisky down.

i will never trust any of these things, however if i'd used mine in France, god knows what i'd have gotten away with!

This is about the best comment in here!
Everyone else seems to be posting the same stuff about not driving after a drink which I do agree with, but when are you good to go? I think these are a great thing to have for the day after/Monday morning after a weekend out + I've voted hot for that reason.

I'm sure at least a couple of these posting 'don't drink and drive' have driven the day after and been over the limit.

Utter nonsense.
There was a few days in September I didn't drink and think you will find I was perfectly within the limit. :stuck_out_tongue:

Zero is the only limit but well intentioned OP x

Since the current legal level has been set at 80mg is it not for the Government to review the effect on a driver's reactions and opine if this is still applicable?

To be honest I think bad driving (not indicating, bad positioning on the road, driving to close, driving too fast for the situation, not anticipating what other road users/pedestrians may do, sudden braking) and driving without due concentration are big bigger factors in accidents than someone having less than the legal limit of alcohol in their bloodstream.

However its much harder to go after bad drivers...

£3 delivery unless you spend £30+

But so does tiredness, changing the radio station, sneezing, itching your foot, etc.

There's a difference between "legal" and "perfectly fine". Any alcohol affects your reactions, concentration and ability to drive, and therefore increases the risk of you killing or injuring someone.

Because the Scots are constantly over the limit :stuck_out_tongue:

Anyone who risks there license / life putting their trust in one of these has none.

A lot of talk, a lot of debate Im happy to have posted this deal to keep this topic current over the festive season, where we live we have a campaign thats publically naming and shaming anyone whos caught driving over the limit, the law can do so much but its our feedback to each other thats the biggest influence in our communities, sadly common sense doesnt come naturally to some people, but it is something we can share with our loved ones, Thanku for the heat peeps, Im feeling very proud that here at Hukd we are all doing our bit to help

you would be better off flipping a coin for more accuracy!

I don't get it. It's PERFECTLY fine and legal for me to drive to the pub, have a couple of pints of say 3.8-3.9% bitter, maybe with some food, then drive home....


So why is everyone saying zero zero ... New laws being set by HUKD members?? Surely not,....

Common Sense mate.

Might just save your licence

Didn't trading standards test a load of these and find they were almost all inaccurate? If it was me I'd just save the £1.

Where does it say that exactly? It doesn't.

It depends - in hellfrauds I seem to remember £4.95 for a pack of two. At most petrol stations in France around a euro each, but it's the hassle of finding a petrol station off the motorway. On the motorway I've seen them from anything from €1 to €5 each.

At the end of the day these are really simple and cheap to make - a tiny piece of plastic and something that reacts with vinegar (alcohol degrades to acetic acid, or vinegar). As we all know from primary school, baking soda reacts with vinegar, so in it's simplest form, a correctly measured amount of baking soda would work.

It's really not worth more than £1 - but it's useful to have.

Forget the moralising, I just wouldn't trust the item anyway.

What next from Poundland ? DNA testers ? HIV maybe....

Which you usually wont be. Saved you a quid.

Save yourself a quid and get this product completely free! its easy. Just dont drive after having ANY booze at all. Done. Saved you money.

Don't drink & drive ... simple!

Not at all, the 'guidelines' are just that and are effected by age, size, weight, how much you have eaten. Also how long you have been drinking, if he drank this over a 5 hour period then there is no issue at all. Perhaps everyone judging should buy one then they can see that their 'expert knowledge' is in fact misinformed.

OH dear !

You aren't convicted for drink driving by a breathalyser alone

the police want to investigate whether you are over the drink driving limit, they will carry out a screening breath test at the roadside. To do this, they will use a breathalyser.

If you fail this test, or if they have other grounds to believe that your driving was impaired through drink, you will be arrested and taken to a police station.

At the station you will need to provide two more breath specimens into a complex breathalyser, called an evidential breath testing instrument. The lower of the two readings is used to decide whether you are above the drink driving limit.

Bread contains alcohol, fruits ferment, medicine, mouthwash, and even perfume / aftershave contain alcohol which is absorbed by the skin.
On top of that diabetics produce alcohol as a result of their condition - maybe we should ban all diabetics from driving too?

Driving using a mobile phone is believed to be more dangerous than being under the limit, equivalent to 120 ug of alcohol (limit is 80ug), and yet I hear no calls for this to be better enforced, or penalties increased to a driving ban. On the other hand there is no evidence that being under the DD limit increases the risk of accidents, indeed there is evidence that a small amount of alcohol actually increases alertness !

Surprised nobody has pointed this out, but I personally decided not to buy this which I've seen in the poundshop ages ago, because it says it complies with French law. The French limit is 0.5 mg per ml.
English law says 0.8 mg per ml, so this breathalyser is definitely far too cautious for English law. Perfect for Scotland now though.

gave you some heat for all the opinionated do Gooders on here who can't read. I'm sure there are many who drive the next day without realising. good for checking in the morning.

There you go biggy.

Early Wednesday morning and you should be sorted! :laughing:
Best get that can booked up in advance :smirk:

Drinking at all and then driving is ridiculous, as is the statement about 'teetotallers having residual alcohol'. Tiny trace amounts from some foods wouldn't be picked up by a breathalyser anyway. I've literally never drunk any alcohol, for personal reasons...so I'm fairly certain I'd get a zero result.

some people need to wind their neck in. drinking and then driving afterwards WITHIN THE LAW is perfectly fine.

you do realise studies have shown that being tired is far worse than having had a drink, but now many people drive to or from work when tired? stopped being so judgemental towards people that drink and drive within the limits.

A lot of people are probably saying they never drink and drive when they do. It's a bit of a grey area, because the NHS site says a pint of beer takes two hours for the alcohol to pretty much leave the system, but would you consider it drinking and driving two hours later when it is having no affect on you?

People missing the point here..... These are great for checking in morning before driving. So many people accidentally drive over the limit the morning after without realising it.

Some real black and white goody too shoes on here. I NEVER drink and drive NEVER. I never touch a drop. If I know I have to drive the next day, I touch hardly anything if I'm out.

Problem is, if people go out on a big night out, they can be over the limit the whole next day. Even into the following. These have their place.

Just be aware that these are based on the current regulations in England, Wales etc but Scotland reduced the tolerance level as of 5th December and are now much stricter.

No longer compulsory in France.
The French ones are the same as these....so the answer is............£1

Interesting - despite all the patronising "don't drink and drive" messages this has gone hot ...

No, I don't drink and drive, but if I did I'm not sure I'd want to trust my driving license to a cheapo breath test from a pound shop.

It would take approx 51 hours to completely leave your system (after stopping) if it was stella it would be 61

It's a great idea for folks that have been drinking the previous night to get an idea how fit they are to drive. Nobody is saying drink driving is a good thing but alcohol leaves people's bodies at different paces. I personally don't drive until at least mid day following a night out but if I blew into one of these and saw I was anywhere near the limit it would prevent me driving that's for sure.... And that's the idea of them! For a quid it's a cracking little idea.

This can be misleading, but contains some truth. Broadly speaking, if a man of average weight consumes two pints of ordinary strength beer of 4% ABV or less, it is extremely unlikely to take him above the 80 mg legal limit, and in reality will probably lead to a maximum BAC of no higher than 60 mg.

Don't drink and drive? I reckon most people has driven the next day, and after a good session you can be over the limit for days after. It takes 1 hour to process 1 unit and a pint of 4% beer is 2.5 units. You do the maths! That said in not sure about the accuracy of these things so I'm not voting

Edit. It can't be a zero limit, many things have alcohol in them. Including food and mouthwash. Fruit can ferment in your stomach etc.

Junk

Just as valid in Scotland.

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agree with no drinking, but sometimes, you have a drink not expecting to drive and need to.

like to the off licence if you run out of beer

Good for a check if you will be driving in the morning.

im sure the government allows drinking and driving just so they can catch people out and fine them.

Just make it zero quite simple............like smoking........if they dont want them sold or want them hidden then just bad them all together

These are good for the morning after!
In some countrys it is now the law you have to have one in your car!

It's all fine and well for people to not drive after a drink. What about the day after? That's where these are handy.
My works night out was on Friday, I didn't drive all day Saturday because I could avoid it. When would I have been safe to drive? Even using the unit an hour rule I couldn't be quite sure.

I think the message that a miniscule amount of alcohol in your blood stream is the ultimate evil is dangerous. There are a lot of driving habits that are very dangerous, and I think all drivers make some mistakes (if they are honest) - mostly without consequence. So all drivers should consider that they are in charge of a potentially lethal piece of metal every time they start the engine - not feel smug because they haven't drunk for 24 hours.

Which pound shop?

I see there's an echo in here "don't drink and drive". I agree, but nobody has encouraged that unless the OP said "have a few beers in the pub, puff on this before you drive home and you'll be fine" and then changed it? :confused:

Totally inaccurate waste of money, you behind the wheel? Then simple you do not drink any alcoholic drink.

Agree. You have to think for yourself; you might be under the legal limit but too tried to drive. If you are under the legal limit and you feel able to drive then its legal and I see no reason for not doing so.

Don't drink and drive. Cold from me. Anything that encourages a grey area between life death disfigurement Should be banned and those that drink and drive thrown in prison.

Just because it's the law in France, does not mean that you would not be an idiot to rely on it. They should be viewed as nothing more than a novelty.

Drinking and driving is a very serious issue, you'd have to be an idiot to drink and drive and you'd have to be an idiot to see this product as anything other than a 'novelty'.

Hot! Any ideas of these have NF approval to use in France? Would save me stopping at a petrol station to pick them up over there...

To all those who say don't drink and drive - I presume you never drive the morning after either, right? The morning after even a few drinks you'll still have alcohol in your system...

halfords are doing the Scottish ones for £2. have ordered for new years day!

Perfect for next day! Great find

Holiday season? So June & July then?

Oh... You mean CHRISTMAS! :sunglasses:

Not accurate, just to be safe just don't drink

Nice find

Forget that and put your quid towards a taxi fare home.

Is this from poundland?

I've seen this exact thing in my chemist for around £3 so a quid is defo a bargain, I believe you get 2 tests in a pack

I've seen these before and there was a disclaimer saying the reading was not to be taken as a definite and couldn't be used as evidence that you weren't impaired. This probably has a similar warning somewhere on it.

As OP said - good for the morning after to check to see if you are legal before driving. I don't think there was any suggestion of using it to drive home form the pub.

No good in Scotland though.

Ive not come across these befor, think ther a fab idea

Handy to have!