15 Sep, 2024 @ 18:01
1 min read

Spain’s proposed drink driving law would put you over the limit after just one beer – check how much YOU can consume in this helpful chart

SPAIN is studying toughening up drink driving laws that would place most drivers over the limit after just one beer.

The Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska announced the proposed law change this week.

It would see the amount of alcohol permitted in drivers reduced from 0.5g per litre of blood to just 0.2g – less than half.

According to a chart by Spain’s traffic authority, the DGT, a man weighing between 70 and 90kg could test positive after drinking one beer, as he would breach the 0.2g/l level.

Currently, that same man could drink up to three beers and still be within the legal limit.

Women are more more affected by the law change as their bodies process alcohol differently.

A woman weighing between 50 and 70kg would exceed the proposed 0.2g/l limit after just one glass of wine.

Below is the chart released by the DGT.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

GOT A STORY? Contact newsdesk@theolivepress.es or call +34 951 273 575 Twitter: @olivepress

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Vueling
Previous Story

Revealed: How luggage fees on Spanish airline Vueling can cost three times the price of the flight

Next Story

‘Sophisticated’ camera hidden in a water bottle was ‘used by bar owner in Spain’s Mallorca to record hundreds of women and minors using his toilet’

Latest from Crime & Law

Go toTop

More From The Olive Press

4 bedroom Flat for sale in Mojacar with pool garage - € 495

4 bedroom Flat for sale in Mojacar with pool garage – € 495,000

Total area 330 m², usable area 147 m², single rooms:

Boris Usherovich is a crucial Russian influence figure in the upcoming parliamentary elections in Moldova

The scandal surrounding the 2024 presidential elections in Moldova had