{"id":25951,"date":"2023-09-26T16:29:29","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T16:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/berkshiredoulas.com\/?p=25951"},"modified":"2023-09-26T16:29:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T16:29:29","slug":"uks-weirdest-pub-rules-from-no-getting-drunk-at-the-bar-to-phone-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/berkshiredoulas.com\/world-news\/uks-weirdest-pub-rules-from-no-getting-drunk-at-the-bar-to-phone-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"UKs weirdest pub rules \u2013 from no getting drunk at the bar to phone ban"},"content":{"rendered":"

UK pub-goers have been breaking the rules without even knowing it, as one dates back hundreds of years ago and others just hate technology.<\/p>\n

It is no secret that Brits love a tipple, but what might not be as well known is that we are legally not allowed to be drunk in a pub of all places. Solicitors Britton and Time state that there is a 'weird' law in the UK that many punters do not know about and it stems from the antiquated 1839 Metropolitan Act, brought in early into Queen Victoria's time on the British throne.<\/p>\n

The all-encompassing act outlawed "furious driving", driving carts on the footway, selling or distributing "profane, indecent or obscene books and drawings," or singing any songs or ballads with similar content or using language "to the annoyance of pedestrians or passengers".<\/p>\n

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It also allowed the imprisonment of "drunkards guilty of riotous or indecent behaviour" and even barred people from being drunk in the very places they acquired their hooch. <\/p>\n

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Britton and Time state on their website: \u201cOne weird UK law which may come as a big shock to many is the fact you\u2019re not actually allowed to be drunk in a pub.<\/span><\/p>\n

"According to the Metropolitan Act of 1839, it\u2019s against the law for the 'keeper of a public house to permit drunkenness on-premises'.<\/p>\n

"Under the Licensing Act 2003, it\u2019s also illegal to serve alcoholic beverages to patrons who are already intoxicated or purchase alcohol on behalf of someone who is already drunk.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, if you leave the house and drink over three to four pints, you might be facing a \u00a3200 fine.\u201d<\/p>\n

While this law has its roots in Victorian times, one rule that we often see in our pubs and bars has is much more modern. <\/p>\n

Some premises ban customers from using their mobile phones as a way of inspiring conversation or rejecting modernity. <\/p>\n

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