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MashBag said:
WTF does it matter (to government) what size stuff is sold in.
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According to 'Pints' of wine stocked on Britain's shelves for the first time ever

The rationale behind having a set range of quantities is to help people keep track of their alcohol intake, for health and safety reasons.
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The changes will allow new quantities of both prepacked still and sparkling wine to be sold in 200ml and 500ml quantities (currently still wine cannot be sold in 200ml, and sparkling wine cannot be sold in 500ml). This will bring more alignment between the two drinks. The changes will also enable a new 568ml ‘pint’ quantity of still and sparkling wine to be sold. There is no legal obligation for businesses to sell in the new sizes.
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Chippy_Tea said:
The government recently lowering the weekly unit figures so I am at a bit of a loss as to why they think its a good idea to move to pint bottles.



Pint-sized bottles of still and sparkling wine are to appear on shelves in the UK, the government has said.

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The new 568ml size will offer more choice for customers, according to the Department for Business and Trade.
It also said it will not introduce new rules on selling in imperial measures.
Legislation to be tabled in the new year will see the pint-sized bottles sold in supermarkets, pubs, clubs and restaurants.
After Brexit, ministers had looked at changing laws inherited from the EU that mean traders can use Britain's traditional weighing system only alongside the metric one.
The new legislation will also allow still wine to be sold in 200ml containers, potentially paving the way for an expansion in the canned wine market.
While sparkling wines will be allowed to be sold in 500ml bottles, between a standard full (750ml) and half (375ml) size.
Currently, still wine cannot be sold in 200ml quantities and sparkling wine cannot be sold in 500ml amounts.
However, it remains to be seen what the demand will be for pint-sized wine bottles among producers and bottlers.
Pint-sized bottles for champagne were said to be the favourite size of British wartime leader Sir Winston Churchill, and were on shelves until 1973 when the UK joined the European Common Market.
The government has confirmed it is not planning to change the rules on selling in imperial measures after Brexit.
Ministers looked at changing laws inherited from the EU that mean traders can use Britain's traditional weighing system only alongside the metric one.
EU rules meant traders could display imperial measurements - such as pounds and ounces - only alongside metric, and they could not be more prominent.
They hit the headlines in 2001 following the prosecution of the "metric martyrs", a group of market traders convicted of selling goods using only imperial, although they were not enforced rigorously afterwards.
The rules were initially copied over after Brexit, but Boris Johnson's government subsequently announced they would be reviewed as part of a plans to "capitalise on the benefits of Brexit".
The then-prime minister pledged to change the rules ahead of the 2019 election, calling imperial measurements an "ancient liberty" and adding he saw "no reason why people should be prosecuted" for using them.
But the government has now said it will not change the rules, after 98.7% of respondents to a consultation favoured using metric as the main measurement unit for sales, as now, or as the only unit.

BBC News.
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bizarre but wine bottles usually in 750ml size so is this an attempt at shrinkflation :laugh8:

I suppose it would make it easier to pour the whole bottle into a pint glass but that would be a crime against humanity wink...
 
This is the usual twaddle to be found in the Daily Mail. 20 cl (quart) and 37.5 cl (demi) already exist for champagne.
A French saying: "What is strange about this "non-history" is that here in Champagne, we know very well this adage that has its origin in England which indicates that the ideal format is a magnum for two gentlemen... when one of the two does not drink."
 
How long’s it going to be before some wan cur suggest a return to £.s.d.?
 
TonyT said:
How long’s it going to be before some wan cur suggest a return to £.s.d.?
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Why should it matter since all the transaction is done with plastic and no change is needed and the calculation is done by machine?
 
TonyT said:
How long’s it going to be before some wan cur suggest a return to £.s.d.?
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Bring back the £1 note i hate having coins in my pocket.


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Ale House Rock said:
Have I been in a coma? Is it April 1st? Are the 40 new hospitals built yet?
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Somewhere I saw a headline this afternoon: Mr Johnson is berating Mr Sunak to get on with the building of nuclear power stations to solve our energy crisis! Oh man, it was supposed to be 1 nuclear plant coming on-stream every year, has the first one been started yet? Any connections with champagne by the pint?
 
Brew_DD2 said:
I don't even do that any more.
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Pretty much the same here. The only thing I've spent actual notes on in the past decade is the window cleaner and the barber. And I don't think I've used coins in a decade. The card gets used maybe once a month, maybe less.

It's all on the phone these days. If I didn't have to carry a driving license with me when I drive I probably wouldn't even bother with my wallet
 
Agentgonzo said:
Pretty much the same here. The only thing I've spent actual notes on in the past decade is the window cleaner and the barber. And I don't think I've used coins in a decade. The card gets used maybe once a month, maybe less.

It's all on the phone these days. If I didn't have to carry a driving license with me when I drive I probably wouldn't even bother with my wallet
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Are you in the UK? If so then you don't need to carry a driving license
 
Agentgonzo said:
Really? 🎉
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"Showing your driving documents
If a police officer asks you to, you must be able to show:

your driving licence
a valid insurance certificate
a valid MOT certificate (if your vehicle needs one)
If you don’t have the documents with you at the time, you may be asked to take them to a police station within 7 days."

https://www.gov.uk/legal-obligations-drivers-riders
As long as you can produce them within 7 days you are ok .
Do you carry your MOT and insurance certificates as well?
 
RichardM said:
"Showing your driving documents
If a police officer asks you to, you must be able to show:

your driving licence
a valid insurance certificate
a valid MOT certificate (if your vehicle needs one)
If you don’t have the documents with you at the time, you may be asked to take them to a police station within 7 days."

https://www.gov.uk/legal-obligations-drivers-riders
As long as you can produce them within 7 days you are ok .
Do you carry your MOT and insurance certificates as well?
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Insurance certificate sits in the glove compartment.

MOT certificates don't exist anymore! 😂
 
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