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How many Guinness is over the limit?
As a general rule, 2 pints of regular-strength lager or 2 small glasses of wine could put you over the limit. This equates to roughly 4.5 units of alcohol. For more information, check out our alcohol unit calculator. But this isn’t a catch-all rule.
How many pints can you drink and drive in Ireland?
10 pints of lager/stout According to Drinkaware, you can not get into the car for 20 hours after you finish your final drink. So if you retreat to bed at midnight, you can not get back into a car until 8pm the following night.
Can you drive after 2 pints of Guinness?
For most people, a single unit of alcohol takes around two hours to metabolise. For ordinary-strength beer, the legal limit is approximately two pints, so you would need four hours to metabolise the extra two pints.
How long after 3 pints can I drive?
Here are some general estimates on how fast the body metabolizes different drinks: A small shot of liquor: 1 hour. A pint of beer: 2 hours. A large glass of wine: 3 hours.
How long till you can drive after 3 pints?
Can I have a pint of Guinness and drive?
The only way to be sure you’re safe to drive is not to drink alcohol. That said, if you do fancy a drink, as a general rule, most people are OK to drive after a pint of regular-strength beer or a small glass of wine. Any more and you run a significant risk of being over the limit.
How many units are in a pint of Guinness?
2.3
The maker of the Irish stout is supplying bars with 500,000 branded glasses carrying a unit count – 2.3 a pint.
Will a pint of Guinness put me over the limit?
That said, if you do fancy a drink, as a general rule, most people are OK to drive after a pint of regular-strength beer or a small glass of wine. Any more and you run a significant risk of being over the limit. A unit of alcohol normally takes the body around an hour to process.
Can you drive 3 pints?
Two pints of regular-strength lager or two small glasses of wine would put you over the limit. Do not get behind the wheel if you’re over this limit.