How long do I leave driving after drinking?

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I went for a work night out last night, was home for 12, but I was pretty Merry 🙈

I'm just wondering when is safe to drive today?

I'm not a big drinker tbh so I have absolutely no idea!

I don't at all me. Not worth it.

I usually give it 24 hours from when I stopped drinking.

An hour per unit from when you stopped drinking I'd say.

If you don't drink often I definitely wouldn't drive today.

How much did you drink?
When did you have your last drink?

This. Definition of a unit is what the average human body processes in an hour. Count from when you stopped drinking.

This is good too:
www.confused.com/car-insurance/morning-after-calculator

Honestly if you stopped drinking before 12 you’ll be fine this afternoon (assuming you didn’t have 6 bottles of wine or something!)

I generally wait 12 hours but it all depends how much you've had.

Thanks all!
I had twelve hours in my head for some reason but obviously I don't want to take any risks!

I guess it depends whether you were nursing pints for an hour, or downing cocktails with flaming sambucca chasers.

Depends where in the UK you are as Scotland is stricter than England, Wales and Northern Ireland regarding limit.

Work night out on a Friday would be a proposal that would be 'no thank you' in a heartbeat. Suggest you don't drive today.

Nice to read that you are caring about others and don't want to end up injured or worse.

@balalake of course I care about others which is why I wanted to check when was safe to drive ☺️

Depends what your definition of pretty merry is. For some it is 8 units, others it is 18.

My maximum is 6 pints, so I won't drive for 12 hours after getting home. 2 units a pint, 1 hour a unit.

I dont drive at all the next day
I am in scotland

I know someone who was breathalised on the m8 in the afternoon after not drinking from 11pm the dag before and was caught out