If you’re convicted of drink driving, your life will change. You will:
These things will happen if you’re simply caught and convicted for drink driving. If you kill or injure someone while drink driving, the consequences for you will be much worse.
One unit usually means:
However, the strength of alcohol in various drinks differs hugely – and the measure you pour yourself at home is likely to be very different from the measure you receive in a pub. This all means that it’s very difficult to determine how many units you’ve had – the only way to tell for sure is to take a breath test.
Again, the only way to make sure you’re under the limit is to not drink any alcohol if you’re going to drive.
It’s impossible to get alcohol out of your system quickly; neither coffee nor a shower will help speed up the process. It just takes time.