Drink Driving.. What you need to know

There are strict alcohol limits for drivers, but it is impossible to say exactly how many drinks this equals - it is different for each person. The legal alcohol limit for drivers in the UK is: 35 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath 80 milligrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood 107 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of urine The way alcohol affects you depends on: your weight, age, sex and metabolism (the rate your body uses energy) the type and amount of alcohol you’re drinking what you’ve eaten recently your stress levels at the time