Legality of hip flasks

etom · 16 Apr 2010 at 18:27

RadoX said:
Since Ive started major training for the army i really cant expect to be able to drink Guinness every time i go out since it makes me put on a lot of weight and id rather not be paying £3 - £5 for a really bad blended whiskey. I took my hip flask out last week and still bought the odd pint and paid for club entry but at the same time i was drinking my hip flask.Now whats the legality of drinking it in a club and if i have a sip on the street will i get done for having a open container of alcohol ?

what is major training? :rolleyes:

EdwardTeach · 16 Apr 2010 at 18:29

I get around said:
Why don't people get drunk in the cinema?
I've sat and finished 8 tins of lager in front of the screen before, cinemas should definitely start serving beer.

I take a hipflask in town full of whisky, but don't get caught, it's usually instantly barred from that place if you're caught. I tend to empty it out in the smoke area after i've finished my first whisky, drink that, and it's like having 100ml of JD major cheap.

same - drinking in the cinema is fun! (never drank 8 though!)

find it can make you sleepy though

csmager · 16 Apr 2010 at 18:31

RadoX said:
will i get done for having a open container of alcohol ?

Since when have we had this law in the UK? It's American, isn't it?!

scrlk · 16 Apr 2010 at 18:35

etom said:
what is major training?

This

EdwardTeach · 16 Apr 2010 at 18:36

RadoX said:
Since Ive started major training for the army i really cant expect to be able to drink Guinness every time i go out since it makes me put on a lot of weight and id rather not be paying £3 - £5 for a really bad blended whiskey. I took my hip flask out last week and still bought the odd pint and paid for club entry but at the same time i was drinking my hip flask.Now whats the legality of drinking it in a club and if i have a sip on the street will i get done for having a open container of alcohol ?

it is never going to be "illegal" to drink from a hip flask in a club. It is however almost certain against the rules of the club and if seen you would almost certainly be ejected.

I have used a hip flask to discretely drink on the tube. If I am going out with friends who live in a different part of London it may take me 45min or more to get there, by which time they will typically be well on their way - so the drinking on the tube is a good way to prevent arriving totally sober!