If you have been taking part in Dry January, you may still have been asked to present ID when purchasing a low alcohol beer at your local pub. While licencing laws state under 18s can purchase low or non-alcoholic pints - which have 0.5 per cent ABV or below - venues can still technically refuse to sell them because of one rule, reports Wales Online.
According to Suraj Desor of licensing solicitors Poppleston Allen, this can occur where a pub or its operator chooses to put in place a policy such as only serving to those over 18 - and asking for ID when unsure of a patron's age.
The solicitor explained: "Pub operators and their bar staff have a common law right to refuse entry or service to whomever you choose, provided the refusal is not unlawful - i.e. discriminatory on grounds of sex, race, disability, gender, sexual orientation and religion or belief.
