Licencing laws

[Bazile]

Before the recent relaxation of the licencing laws there were prophets of doom who were predicting that the pavements and streets would be littered with drunken bodies .
I have not heard any reports of the situation being any worse , post the relaxation of the laws

What is the situation in your area - are you having to navigate past drunken bodies when you are out and about ?

[LazyGun]

No more than usual :)

[Le Chat]

According to our local paper, more drunken violence but they have increased the night time police prescence, which helps.

[THAIBUS]

Plenty of drunken bodies in Brighton and we are kept awake at night by drunken people returning home and shouting during the night, The worst time is between 3am-5am.

[Catso]

I believe the principal prophet of doom was the good old Daily Mail, wasn't it?!

In my - rural - area it has made no difference at all. Although all the local establishments applied for longer hours than they had, in reality they have all seemed to stuck to their original hours IE they aren't in fact open any longer than previously.

As I see it, nationally it hasn't made much difference one way or the other. Basically, the people who would have got drunk to insensibility still do.

[admarlow]

I haven't really noticed much difference.

[sp1814]

I have a mate who works in a pub and he commented that in order to keep bars open a couple of extra hours at the end of the night, the have to pay staff time and a half or double. Some establishments also have to lay on cabs for staff because public transport has finished.

However, in those last couple of hours, people are drinking considerably less because:

a) they're already very drunk
b) they can't walk to the bar to buy drinks because of a)
c) they're concerned about missing their last bus/train

...so in financial terms, in some cases, it's not worth their while to stay open later.

[Oneeyedvic]

I live in Great Yarmouth - there has certainly been an increase in vandalism that happens at night (usually around 12.30am) - my own car has had the wings kicked in Saturday night.

I also walk my dog at 6am every morning and have become used to seeing people staggering back from the pub.