How old to buy a pint in a pub all the laws on alcohol buying

[davemeasom]

how old is it to buy alcohol are there certain rules such as if your wiv an older person plz state all hte laws thanks

[kosoro]

If you google .....age limit for buying alcoholic drinks.........You will find the information there, and having been a publican for over 40yrs I can tell you that the age limit is 18yrs

[kosoro]

Try this

www.ias.org.uk/factsheets/law.pdf

[dothawkes]

You have to be with me in this village to buy alcohol davemason, (loved your work on Alexander Your the Greatest 1970)

[merthyrbloke]

it is 18 ! but if ur at home with parents u can have half a glass of wine!! thats by law!

[Pollyfrance]

It all depends on whether you are having food with a drink, a baby can have whisky in a restaurant !!!

[kosoro]

I think you are wrong there pollyfrance ,it is illegal to give any child under the age of 5yrs any alcohol....

 

www.ias.org.uk./factsheets/law.pdf

[brachiopod]

You must be over 18 to purchase and consume alcohol. It doesn't matter if 'your wiv' (sic) an older person - if they are buying it for you, they are committing an offence. If you drink it - you are committing an offence. You would also be committing an offence if you 'purchase or attempt to purchase' alcohol.

The only exception to this is if you are over 16, you may consume beer, wine or cider if it is part of a seated meal in a specified dining area, and is purchased by an accompanying person over the age of 18. Note that 'beer, wine or cider' means no spirits (vodka, brandy etc), no fortified wines (sherry, port etc), and which also includes spirit-based drinks such as Smirnoff Ice or WKD.

(Prior to the 2003 Licensing Act, it used to state a 16 year old could purchase "Beer, Cider, Porter or Perry" as part of a meal - but try and find a pub that sells porter these days! There was also no requirement for a 16 or 17 year old to be accompanied by a person over 18.)

I'm another ex-licensee here and have heard many a customer who think they know the laws and say
"It's alright for my boy to have a drink since his parents are with him" or
"He's allowed to have a shandy" and
"In Law he's allowed a pint if he sits in the beer garden"
Well, all these are complete cr*p.

If I had a penny for every time I heard one of these know-it-all customers explain why they think their underage kid is allowed a drink, I'd have �2.43