HC Deb 10 December 1993 vol 234 c375W
Ms Primarolo

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the maximum legal limit on blood alcohol levels for drivers in each EC country.

Mr. Key

The information requested, in milligrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood, is as follows:

milligrammes
The Netherlands 50
Portugal 50
Belgium 80
Denmark 80
France 80
Germany 1280
Greece 380
Italy 80
Luxembourg 80
Spain 80
United Kingdom 80
Ireland 100
1 Germany has not adopted a common limit after unification.
2 (0 in the former Democratic Republic).
3 For the general drink/drive offence but the power exists to charge motorists at 50 mg/ml if an accident has taken place.