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Warning for drivers in Spain this summer: How eating a banana could see you fail breathalyser test due to new alcohol limit

Under the new law, already approved by Spanish parliament, drivers must not exceed 0.2 grams of alcohol per litre of blood - or 0.1mg/l in exhaled air.

Last updated: April 16, 2025 9:15 pm
Laurence Dollimore
Published: April 16, 2025
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Ingesting every day items in Spain could soon result in false positives on police breathalysers. It comes as the country's traffic authority (DGT) is set to lower the drink-driving limit to 'virtually zero' this summer. Defending the crackdow

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