canal boat????

[minnimoo]

Never really knew where to post this, but, does anyone know if your on a canal boat can you drink and erm.....steer??? Silly question i know but its smething ive always wondered. I live near a pub, on the side of a canal and everyone that goes in there, comes out looking merry.....lol!!! Do they have a drunken driving policy?

[RATTER15]

I think you can be done for drunk in charge of a boat, you will probably just get fined.

[Ethel]

It is illegal to be drunk in charge of any vessel on British Waterways.

How stringently it is applied, and what the definition of 'drunk' is, I don't know.

I have had many holidays on the Norfolk Broads and seen a lot of very merry people steering their boats. The Police only seem to get involved if the behaviour is an obvious danger or disturbance.

[markja]

i was told years ago that the alcohol/blood level for boats on the broads is a lot lower than roads. i don't know what it is thou'.

[lord molly]

ho ho ho

[Monster-S]

Whos gonna catch you up a canal at 1 am lol.

[markja]

monster, there are river plod on the broads!! and they have speed guns!!!
"excuse me sir, do you know how fast you were going?"
"no hang on officer i'll throw a stick over the side and see how fast it floats away!"
" four mph sir, limit is three. that means you were over the limit by25%. it's the gang plank for you, matey!!"