breathalyser - odd request!

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controversial Jun 2017 3:45pm, 19 Jun 2017 10,230 posts	0 controversial I am going on holiday for 10 days in Italy and I am renting a car. I am aware that the drink driving laws have tightened a lot and want to avoid trouble. I have seen that there are now a few breathalysers on sell for people use. Has anyone got any experience with them?
lammo Jun 2017 3:53pm, 19 Jun 2017 7,767 posts	0 lammo Bought one for driving in France form halfords, never came out of the packet, but i had it just in case. Sorry i cant be any more help.
Dai Bank Jun 2017 4:40pm, 19 Jun 2017 4,711 posts	0 Dai Bank I have some from Halfords and as lammo wrote they have never been out of the packet. They came with a "foreign" travel pack from that store which had a bunch of stuff to cover most of the near European requirements. My son works for the store just so you know my bias.
LazyDaisy Jun 2017 9:27pm, 19 Jun 2017 18,792 posts	0 LazyDaisy Same here, bought one from Halfords, never used. IIRC one of the the hi viz vests in the glovebox came from a Prudential Ride London I never actually did, and an old parkrun hi-viz which had the wrong sponsors' name on it
Hills of Death (HOD) Jun 2017 9:43pm, 19 Jun 2017 33,508 posts	0 Hills of Death (HOD) This sounds dodgy
FurryH Jun 2017 10:19pm, 19 Jun 2017 1,502 posts	0 FurryH Bought mine for drving in france. Couple of quid from ebay. Same with high viz vests ebay. Also had to buy permits for taking car to paris. 5 euro...
halfpint Jun 2017 10:49pm, 20 Jun 2017 23,390 posts	0 halfpint Aldi has a European travel kit at the moment which includes breathalysers.
controversial Jun 2017 4:48pm, 21 Jun 2017 10,231 posts	0 controversial interesting ... thanks for the info, I might get one of the aldi ones ....
Autumnleaves Jun 2017 4:56pm, 21 Jun 2017 10,728 posts	0 Autumnleaves Easiest way to avoid trouble is not to drink & drive surely?
controversial Jun 2017 4:58pm, 21 Jun 2017 10,232 posts	0 controversial agree ... but imagine you drink the night before, depending how much you had, you don't know how much there is left in your system the day after! Or if you drink at lunch time, can you drive in the evening? So safest is yes not to drink at all, but over 10 days holiday in italy seems, a bit difficult. Other option is not to drive