UK Alcohol licencing question - Does 'bring your own alcohol' require a licence?

No it does not. The whole idea of 'bring your own' is that the restaurant or whetever, does NOT have a licence for one reason or another. This could be for several reasons, such as the licence application may not have been processed yet, or they have been refused a licence, or thay simply may have no wish to bother with the red tape involved, especially if they are a small concern.

At present the legal age for buying alcohol is 18. However it is very difficult to judge the age of teenagers and young adults and unless they have ID with proof of age, then at the store where I work, we will refuse the sale if the person concerned appears to be under 21. This may seem harsh, but if caught, not only does the company get fined, but the assistant does too and it's a lot of money which the company does not pay on their behalf. We also have problems with underage kids giving money to other customers so they can make the purchase for them. It is though, an offence for a customer to do this. I don't know what the answer is, kids always seem to find a way to get what they want. My daughter has been allowed the occasional glass of wine with a meal at home since she was 12. She's 15 now and still has the occasional glass, but otherwise is not bothered if she drinks or not and doesn't need alcohol to have a good time at parties with her friends.

The reason a restaurant asks you to bring your own booze in the UK is because they don't have a licence. So the answer is no - they don't need a licence. If they give you a choice to bring your own or buy theirs then they do need a licence for the booze they sell.

BYOB = 'B'ring 'Y'our 'O'wn 'B'ooze

The answer to your question is NO ..... As it stands .....you do NOT need an Alcohol Traders/Selling Licence to allow clients to bring alcohol such as Wine / Beer into an Eatery / Restaurant of any status in order to consume Self Purchased Alcohol with a On-Site Purchased Meal.

Hope that helps

No. A club I belong to is BYO, simply because the owner refuses to pay the back-handers to the local licencing committee required to get a licence.

The answer is no. However a restaurant can charge corkage for serving your wine. This is to cover costs of glassware and cleaning etc.

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Im not sure on the details, but I know it does.