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Quick question about driving and drinking in Anguilla. I am not looking for lectures from MAAD etc but real information. In the BVI there are no DUI laws, is this the same in Anguilla? I have no intention of drunk driving but wanted to know if it was closer to the Dutch vs. French laws.

The answer is Anguilla does not have any consumption limit. You may find this to be an interesting link although the actual name of the website may be a little distasteful. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Wink.gif" alt="" />

http://www.rupissed.com/blood_alcohol_limits.html

I don't know about Anguilla but Dutch and French DUI laws are the same (0.05%).

That was what I was looking for. BVI was the same way, but if you drink and drive and cause an accident there is hell to pay. I just wanted to make sure it was not a 0 tolerance place.

Thank you.

When did that take place? A lot of stuff still on the internet still has the Dutch side as a no limit.

The dutch side follows the laws of Holland so you will see the correct amount on the link I provided. It shows .05 thus making both sides the same. The Dutch side doesn't enforce it to the same extent as the French side, so many people are not aware of the actual law.

The more you know! Looks like BVI is listing as .08 now, which makes a lot more sense. When we went last year the villa we rented said it was a no limit country. Good to err on the side of caution.

Actually, the Netherlands were at 0.05% 1 year before France, 1994 vs. 1995.

BVI has no devices to check blood alcohol levels.as GD said only in an accident can you be checked and it's a blood test. STT also has no DUI laws, per say. .05 is ridiculously low, think 2 beers, lower then most of the U.S , which is around .08

Thanks for the explanation on the BVI. I have also seen USVI has no open container laws, get pulled over with an open beer, no problem, not wearing your seat belt, that's a ticket.

You'll need to purchase an Anguillian drivers license. I believe it's $20. Also, driving on the left, especially going through roundabouts is difficult sober, but even slightly impaired, especially at night, is really another story.

You might be talking about your driving skills but mine are jest fine driving on the left.

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Never had a problem driving on the left. Especially on islands with few main roads and low speed limits.

My only problem driving on left in a lefthand drive car is I can't stop turning on the wipers every time I turn right.

Depends on individuals and also if you have an empty stomach or not but as a rule of thumb, to stay under 0.05%, don't drink more than 2 standard drinks the 1st hour and 1 drink per hour after that.

Driving on the left isn't as much a problem as not having the proper and legal driver's license. The latest loophole the insrnace companies are trying to pull is that if you have an accicent in a foreign country, they- in some cases - refuse to pay and they claim they are within their rights because you were driving in a country and you didn't have a proper license to drive in that country.
The solution is simple...thru AAA or CAA you can purchase an international drivers permit which is accepted by most countries in the world...the cost is about $30 and the permit is good for a year and has your picture on it.
Consider this another form of insurance..and by having this IDP the insurance company can't claim you were driving in - whatever country - without having a proper driving license for that country.