Comments on: Tesco Alcohol Freedom, or Lack Of

By: dan

dan — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:49:49 +0000

ok ppl, time for a law lesson… IT IS against the law to sell alcohol to someone that is under 18… ID MUST be shown if the operator believes the customer is under 25 (depending on store policy, (think 21 and think 25) If there is a group ALL must have ID by law because of supply, they cannot just leave the premises if they have already been seen with the group at ANY point whilst on the premises… right now for the part where ppl do not get, if your are a parent with your child the operator will make an assessment on age of child, and type of alcohol, such as if you have a 13-25 yr old with you, they then can be asked for ID!! even tho the law states you CAN buy alcohol for you child, the prob is you HAVE to prove this is your child, which is nearly impossible, the fine for the operator is up to £5000, loss of job and a criminal record for the rest of life if they sell alcohol illegally in ANY of the ways above … PLUS even if you are lets say 30 but LOOK under 25 you MUST have ID!!! and ANY shop can refuse to sell you anything at any time without reason!! its private property ppl!! They also do NOT have to have signs, AND only accept photo ID of a certain quality, if you do not look like the person then why would you get it??? most stores will only accept, a National ID card (UK ONLY) passport (any country, must be in date and good quality… AN ID with a PASS hologram, thats it…

By: Diesel

Diesel — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:18:52 +0000

Generally, if a group come in, I ID them all simply because the person buying the alcohol could be buying it for anyone else in the group. It’s just responible retailing, and I totally agree with it. Who doesn’t have some form of ID over the age of 18 anyway…?

By: Liri

Liri — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:06:11 +0000

This has been bugging me for ages! The same thing has happened to me on several occasions. The difficulty is when you get untrained staff who are clearly on a power trip – and their managers feel they have to back them up. It’s insulting and offensive and ageist – and you’re right – it wouldn’t happen if a parent went shopping with a child.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:14:29 +0000

Indeed. The other day I was in Morrisons with my Dad, who bought me a shed load of beer. No questions asked. The next day in Tesco I was in there with my Mum. I got asked for ID though I wasn’t making the transaction. I didn’t have my ID on me, so my Mum got told she couldn’t buy a bottle of wine.

I worked at a supermarket and staff can ONLY be prosecuted if they sell to underage. That’s the person who passes over money. It’s a didgy area for ‘supplying’ alcohol to underagers. It’s not like my own mother, a 65 year old is going to willingly buy me wine if I’m going to sit on a street corner and get lashed. Common sense goes totally out of the window when it comes to sales of alcohol.

And with the supermarkets/pubs etc doing the ‘Don’t be offended if you’re under 21 and get asked for ID’ lark, I’m over 21, 22 in October so therefore, technically, i should NEVER be asked for proof of age cos I’m over 21!