Drinking and driving in the EU
The legal limit
The legal limit is not the same in all EU-member states. In Table 1 the legal limits of the 25 EU-member states are presented. Some EU-member states have different penalties for different limits and have different limits for novice drivers and professional drivers. These limits are not mentioned in Table 1.
Table 1: legal alcohol limits for the general driver population
| Country | Standard BAC limit |
| Austria | 50mg |
| Belgium | 50mg |
| Cyprus | 22mg |
| Czech Republic | 0mg |
| Denmark | 50mg |
| Estonia | 20mg |
| Finland | 22mg |
| France | 50mg |
| Germany | 50mg |
| Greece | 50mg |
| Hungary | 0mg |
| Rep. of Ireland | 50mg |
| Italy | 50mg |
| Latvia | 50mg |
| Lithuania | 40mg |
| Luxemburg | 50mg |
| Malta | 80mg |
| Netherland | 50mg |
| Poland | 20mg |
| Portugal | 50mg |
| Slovakia | 0mg |
| Slovenia | 50mg |
| Spain | 50mg |
| Sweden | 20mg |
| United Kingdom* | 80mg |
* Plans are underway in Northern Ireland and Scotland to move to 50mg