possession of alcohol under 18

[Callum.]

If you get caught with drink in your bag, what can police do? Just take it away or do you have to go through loadsa crap?

[Nemo]

think u get a warning and they take it away. might take down ur name n that. never happened to met ho

[buttons]

i don't think they'll do that much to the underagers, you hear about it all the time. it's the person who bought it for you and the shop that sold it who will probably get in to more ****. when we got caught they poured it out and took our names and said not to disrupt the neighbourhood but that's it. it's not THAT strict here considering most pubs n clubs are full of underagers

[Axel]

If you get caught with drink in your bag, what can police do? Just take it away or do you have to go through loadsa crap?

They won't catch you unless you look really suspicious.

[Special]

ok i've been in this situation many times before


you need to know your rights

basically DON'T open your drink before you get to the party or whatever - this way the police CANNOT confiscate it. you just say you're taking it to your friend or something. the police might ask for their number to clarify this so before you take booze in a bag get a friends number who will back you up

if this doesnt work for whatever reason, they will conficate it, but you don't have to go through loads of crap, they will give you a pink slip with whatever on. it's basically a warning that means nothing

[louder]

only times i've ever had it done theyve just tipped it down a drain & took our names etc.
nothing came of it though.
so don't worry

[flatface]

ok i've been in this situation many times before


you need to know your rights

basically DON'T open your drink before you get to the party or whatever - this way the police CANNOT confiscate it. you just say you're taking it to your friend or something. the police might ask for their number to clarify this so before you take booze in a bag get a friends number who will back you up

if this doesnt work for whatever reason, they will conficate it, but you don't have to go through loads of crap, they will give you a pink slip with whatever on. it's basically a warning that means nothing

That is not true lol, my sister was caught with it unopened like a year ago and they took it away and said if she wanted it back then she would have to get me mum to collect it from the police station.

[wixard]

That is not true lol, my sister was caught with it unopened like a year ago and they took it away and said if she wanted it back then she would have to get me mum to collect it from the police station.

same here, it's happened to my brother loads of times with cans but i can go collect it for him cos i'm 18.. but thats only been if hes drinking one of them

um if you're not drinking it and it's in your bag just claim you're 18 but have no proof... what exactly can they do

[Special]

That is not true lol, my sister was caught with it unopened like a year ago and they took it away and said if she wanted it back then she would have to get me mum to collect it from the police station.

only because she probably didn't say anything & just gave it to them

[GoldenMerc]

If its opened, they will tell you to tip it down the drain if its un-opened and they tell you to tip it down the drain refuse and they'l take it off you and you can collect it from cop shop