The law on car keys on a pub bar?

UK Dad

Nonsense.
What would the offence be?
You may be advised not to drive if it is a friendly police officer or they may watch you leave then breathalyse you.

keith p

I don't know how the law stands now , but a few years ago if you had your car keys on you ,you could be charged with being drunk in charge of a vehicle ,

Fred C

That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. You can have the keys to a dozen cars, but that doesn't even mean you drove to the bar, much less are driving home. You may be leaving your car and taking a cab, you may even have a hotel room booked so you don't have to drive.

However, if you are sleeping in the back seat of your car, drunk, and it is on the street, it doesn't matter if it is parked, you are in control of the car and can be arrested.

maranave_229

Load of crap!

To qualify for drink driving you must be in control of the vehicle. You cannot be in control whilst not even in it!

Beware, however. If you enter your car intending to "sleep it off" you could be held accountable as you have the keys and are deemed "in control".

Welcome To England

That isn't true, but if you were drunk and took your keys outside, approached your car and attempted to get in the driver's door (even though you might be innocently collecting something from your car before walking home) you can definitely be charged then. You don't even have to start up the engine.

spinnertwister

who told you that?having you on.

S C

Absolute rubbish, you can legally have an alcoholic drink and stay under the drink drive limit or you could just be having a coke or water.

They can only question you once you are in the motor vehicle and they have cause to suspect you are over the limit. A breathalyser test will confirm one way or the other.

Marie C

no rubbish

WelshLad

Not true

dels replies

no load of bullocks

cerysss.

I doubt it.
You might have driven to the pub, and planned to taxi home. ;D

anthony c

thats a load of crap to get done for drink driveing you have to have your car keys in the egnition and about to drive or have intent on driveing it . and you also can get done if you are drunk and decide to get in your car to sleep it off if you have you car keys on you

DAWN J

no.somebody is pulling your leg.

David P

So how are you 'driving'?

The offence requires that you actually sit in the vehicle.

john m

load of crap

Tall Cool One

Ask the person to show you how that situation is addressed in the traffic law or give you a case # where someone was prosecuted for that.

If he or she can not you win.

Wine Me Dine Me 69Me

was the person that told you pissed or the village idiot?

SANDY

If u have been drinking and the keys are in your possession then yes u can get done for being drunk in charge BUT only if they think that u are intending to drive

golden

Total tosh but a landlord could refuse you a drink for having car keys on you.

UCANTCME

False.....

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