| Comment | While there is generally some discretion on the part of the retailer, so most of the time you'll be fine if you're not clearly at it, foreign drivers licences are not accepted by most major retailers (as the cashier can't be expected to be able to recognise the different ones and be able to sport forgeries). EU licences are more likely to be accepted as they are more standardised, but still aren't universally guaranteed to be ok. Passports are what most retailers will accept for foreign citizens.
Fundamentally, though, there's nothing illegal about them refusing to sell you alcohol even with valid id, and they will default to that position if not sure due to the severe fines. |
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