For the 9th year in a row, we’re bringing back our Designated Driver scheme – run in partnership with the Department for Transport’s THINK! Drink Drive campaign – which rewards people who volunteer to do the driving over the festive period, while abstaining from alcohol.
Our Designated Driver scheme is how we say thanks to all of you who help your friends and family get home safely during Christmas and New Year's – with a special ‘buy one, get one free’ offer on soft drinks pubs, bars and restaurants all across the country, including many rural locations.
Map: https://www.cocacola.co.uk/coca-cola/designateddriver/
Slightly different in Ireland where drivers can get Two Free Drinks with a voucher downloaded from the Irish site.
Ireland Designated Driver Link: http://designateddriver.ie/.
Great deal if you live in Ireland where over 1000 pubs and restaurants are taking part. Only 360 pubs taking part elsewhere.
Top comments
Q-Tec
2 Dec 169#7
There are no locations near me - and I always drive as I'd rather be in control. Damn annoying that that a watered down coke in these places is almost as expensive as drinking alcohol.
Jonlogical
24 Dec 163#25
I would sooner drink tap water than this tooth rotting stuff.
fireman1
2 Dec 163#15
All the comments say it's rubbish but the heat rises.
I also think overpriced soft drinks are a very poor incentive. And even at buy one get one free they are still a massive con.
A better offer if you have a named driver would be to get a free coke with every alcoholic drink bought. Then the beer drinker gains nothing but the driver drinks for free
Bargainhuntersupreme
2 Dec 163#9
None in wales - bad deal
All comments (46)
eddyw
2 Dec 161#1
Locations seem considerably reduced from previous years, certainly in my area anyway. Great initiative though.
Haylhoo
2 Dec 16#2
I can't see any locations in Wales
meandog101 to Haylhoo
2 Dec 163#8
This... looks pretty poor coverage. I'll be fine if we travel to Weston S Mare for a pint and a fight.
miffyl
2 Dec 16#3
One in the whole of South Yorkshire.
jozski
2 Dec 162#4
Just a gimmick lol
jozski
2 Dec 16#5
Very few around
blackburn_w
2 Dec 161#6
well it's not really back from last year then is it as last year you got two free drinks in england (on a key fob tesco clubcard style) the buy one get one free
Q-Tec
2 Dec 169#7
There are no locations near me - and I always drive as I'd rather be in control. Damn annoying that that a watered down coke in these places is almost as expensive as drinking alcohol.
DealJourno to Q-Tec
26 Dec 16#36
Just drink tap water. Free and healthier than Coke.
Bargainhuntersupreme
2 Dec 163#9
None in wales - bad deal
sooofee
2 Dec 162#10
One in York or one in Newcastle? That's 30 miles away from where I live
futura
2 Dec 162#11
Given the tiny number of participating pubs compared to last year I think they would have been better off dropping it than running what is in effect a useless promotion that the majority of people can't access.
hamish2012
2 Dec 161#12
3 for the whole of Glasgow!!! That's crap. Publicity considering its been advertised on the radio
duvinrouge
2 Dec 161#13
Not one in the whole of Northern Ireland!
chris88 to duvinrouge
2 Dec 161#14
Try the Ireland one.
fireman1
2 Dec 163#15
All the comments say it's rubbish but the heat rises.
I also think overpriced soft drinks are a very poor incentive. And even at buy one get one free they are still a massive con.
A better offer if you have a named driver would be to get a free coke with every alcoholic drink bought. Then the beer drinker gains nothing but the driver drinks for free
duvinrouge to fireman1
3 Dec 16#16
Thats the way it used to be! The nominated driver gets a free soft drink for another traveller buying an alcoholic drink. Now its not really an incentive but still heat being added for the incentive!
Come on Coca-Cola and step up to the plate!
goldy12
3 Dec 16#17
Looks like 360 pubs in England and Scotland taking part, very strange as the Irish site says they have over 1000 pubs and restaurants taking part.
None in Wales, so not much good to me, wonder if that's something to do with the Welsh assembley not supporting this campagin.
alisonmore1
5 Dec 16#18
Nearest 2hour round trip
sharonhorrocks
5 Dec 161#19
There's a free coke in all green king run pubs . It says it on their xmas menu's
psychdee
5 Dec 161#20
nothing near me= great publicity for a hugely overpriced soft drink
MarvelUK
8 Dec 16#21
good idea, unfortunately not available in my local area
edward2910
24 Dec 162#22
A multinational company making a tiny gesture to give away 2-3p worth of syrup when you spend £2 or so buying an overpriced soft drink from the same company. This company has ruined the health of millions of people worldwide, and this is the best it can do by way of redress.
jonboy300
24 Dec 161#23
Completely pathetic. One pub in the whole of Cornwall is participating. Coca Cola expect pubs to fund most of this themselves, whole thing is a sham. I know this because I am a bitter former employee...
sneaksgalore
24 Dec 16#24
none near me looks like ill be drink driving then (i honestly dont drink dont take it seriously)
Jonlogical
24 Dec 163#25
I would sooner drink tap water than this tooth rotting stuff.
nlman
24 Dec 16#26
Not one on the Isle of Wight!! - Nearest in Portsmouth - even then its only one place in Portsmouth!!
Very poor promotion.
vardx
24 Dec 161#27
Nothing near me. I'm going to become an alcoholic in protest.
Kevjoe77
24 Dec 16#28
And drinking all this coke .... be ready to stay awake all night . Sleep will be near impossible!
Silentja
24 Dec 16#29
Heat added as it's great idea. Terrible amount of pubs around Nottingham doing this but still.
snapdragon
24 Dec 16#30
3 cans for a pound in the pound shops and it factory made not postmix.
MrPuddington
24 Dec 161#31
Avoid one addictive substance, get hooked on another.
Sorry, but the idea is bad, the execution is bad, and it is certainly not a deal.
annp1
24 Dec 161#32
I think the issue is so many pubs and restaurants are going 'is pepsi ok?' - Coke's losing its market share.
edward2910 to annp1
24 Dec 16#33
I hope so, but it's a shame it's to another American multinational. Even Scots Porridge Oats have been taken over by Pepsico. And what was the first thing they did? Started marketing porridge in plastic pots or in sachets with sugar and dried fruit added. It seems that multinationals want to either pollute the planet with plastic or pollute our bodies with sugar.
tinky13
25 Dec 16#34
I think it hilarious that they find Ireland needing more incentive with 2 free drinks
isotonic
26 Dec 16#35
Wouldnt drink that stuff even if they paid me
DealJourno
26 Dec 16#37
Marketing BS from the acid sugar water supplier.
fing
26 Dec 16#38
Surely designated drivers get at least one drink from all the other people they will be driving home?
bojangles
26 Dec 16#39
Someone should have told Roberto Firmino about this deal
dawyldthing
27 Dec 16#40
I recogn its because they have their fingers in the health pie too tbh
furbix
27 Dec 16#41
I love sugar so much but coke seems to have changed down the years, it's like they watered down the recipe and now I can barely taste that coke taste. Short of gulping down a coke at the end of a 100 mile bike ride and it feeling like a drink from heaven. I don't know what I'm saying. But I like coke better than Pepsi, Pepsi is creamy without that coke taste.
gregsayer
28 Dec 16#42
Only one in Norwich, and they actually serve pepsi!!!!
vhero
29 Dec 16#43
most places dont do as most my locals at least do Pepsi these days thanks to cheaper prices on draught.
Scoobiedoo79
29 Dec 16#44
Cold simply for the reason that its a gimmick nearest one to me is 100 miles and as said the price of a tin of coke is pretty much on par with a nip these days anyway ala hmm coke or a nip and coke for about the same price not a good choice but I've seen plenty take it
scottswaha
30 Dec 16#45
If I am driving and in a Wetherspoons, I order a plain coffee at £1.20..
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Opening post
Our Designated Driver scheme is how we say thanks to all of you who help your friends and family get home safely during Christmas and New Year's – with a special ‘buy one, get one free’ offer on soft drinks pubs, bars and restaurants all across the country, including many rural locations.
Map:
https://www.cocacola.co.uk/coca-cola/designateddriver/
Slightly different in Ireland where drivers can get Two Free Drinks with a voucher downloaded from the Irish site.
Ireland Designated Driver Link:
http://designateddriver.ie/.
Great deal if you live in Ireland where over 1000 pubs and restaurants are taking part. Only 360 pubs taking part elsewhere.
Top comments
I also think overpriced soft drinks are a very poor incentive. And even at buy one get one free they are still a massive con.
A better offer if you have a named driver would be to get a free coke with every alcoholic drink bought. Then the beer drinker gains nothing but the driver drinks for free
All comments (46)
I also think overpriced soft drinks are a very poor incentive. And even at buy one get one free they are still a massive con.
A better offer if you have a named driver would be to get a free coke with every alcoholic drink bought. Then the beer drinker gains nothing but the driver drinks for free
Come on Coca-Cola and step up to the plate!
None in Wales, so not much good to me, wonder if that's something to do with the Welsh assembley not supporting this campagin.
Very poor promotion.
Sorry, but the idea is bad, the execution is bad, and it is certainly not a deal.