Due to licensing laws they are unable to serve alcohol between 12 midnight and 8am, yet I could travel to a petrol station 200 yards from the store and buy £1000 worth of booze. So it is against the law for Asda to sell booze at 4:30 am but it is perfectly ok for a petrol station where cars turn up to fill up their cars to sell booze. Does that make sense to you?
2007-12-25 12:27:17 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
That makes no sense at all
Drink Driving, Is a BIG NO NO
2007-12-25 19:42:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Are you in England or Wales? If so it's simple - there are no 'standard' hours for selling alcohol any more. Every supermarket, off-licence, pub, bar, restaurant, etc has it's own licence (called a Premises Licence) and that licence says when the place can sell alcohol.
If the newspapers hadn't kept banging on about '24-hour drinking' back in 2005 and explained what was actually changing there wouldn't have been so much confusion.
The other possible explanation is that Asda don't want to sell alcohol between midnight and 8am even if their licence allows them to - maybe they don't want the hassle of the post-pub crowd coming to buy more booze.
2007-12-26 01:05:17 · answer #2 · answered by Chris U 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ASDA quite rightly so no do not sell booze between the times you mention.Kids have been in the stores after 12 mid and terrorising shoppers and steaing booze.I do beleive their Licence does extend between these times,and it appears to be a company descision.
2007-12-25 16:20:14 · answer #3 · answered by realdolby 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
One law for some people different law for others, this country is beyond belief sometimes!
Anyway £1000 worth of booze, party at yours then!!
2007-12-26 01:20:06 · answer #4 · answered by MISS CAROLYN ARSENAL 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-18 08:08:43 · answer #5 · answered by bartelt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I imagine you are in Scotland? If so don't blame Asda they are abiding by Scottish Law and would be in real trouble if they didn't. Also on a Sunday alcohol cannot be sold in Scotland until 12.30pm. Sounds crazy to me too but the law is the law and Asda don't dare break it.
2007-12-25 15:29:11 · answer #6 · answered by Ms Mat Urity 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
if its like it is in the US then it depends on the particular business' liquor license. Some stores have special license' to sell at special times, some have limited licenses. It just depends.
I lived in a town once that would ONLY allow bars, but no liquor stores. So people could drink and drive, but heaven forbid they be allowed to take it home and drink safely. lol Does that make any more sense to you?? lol
2007-12-25 13:19:59 · answer #7 · answered by Chrissy 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
down here in Manchester you can buy beer 24 hours from asda.....there was once a time limit which was 12 midnight but that does not apply any more ....
2007-12-25 21:55:43 · answer #8 · answered by missnicedell 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well asda sell booze here in lancs 24 hours aday.
2007-12-25 12:35:45 · answer #9 · answered by CERBERUS 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
No it doesn't. I would have thought that it would be safer the other way round. That is our country for you. Encourage drivers to buy alcohol and not everyday shoppers! Go figure!
2007-12-25 12:37:19 · answer #10 · answered by Courtney and Jazmine's mummy 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋