COSTA BOOZE RISK.DRINKING one small beer on holiday in Spain could land tourists in jail - if they get behind the wheel. Police on the Costa Blanca will carry out 15,000 roadside checks over the next fortnight fort·night n. A period of 14 days; two weeks. [Middle English fourtenight, alteration of fourtene night, fourteen nights : Old English f in a national drink-drive clampdown clamp·down n. An imposing of restrictions or controls: "Advertisers and broadcasters would raise howls of protest against any strong clampdown" Wall Street Journal. . Being caught over the limit - with more than 0.5 milligrams of alcohol per millilitre of blood - usually means losing your licence for a minimum of one year. For many people this means just one beer. Police in Alicante have recorded 2,470 positive tests this year, issuing more than 400 prison sentences. Steve Hezzell, owner of Benidorm's Black Pearl The Black Pearl, originally HEIC Wicked Wench, is a fictional ship in , , and . The Black Pearl is easily recognised by her distinctive black hull and sails. This turns out to be an advantage in more than one way. bar, said: "It's the height of the holiday season and Benidorm will be heaving. "People want a drink on holiday - our advice is stick to taxis and the bus. It's not worth it." |
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