What are the laws regarding an open container for the passenger of a car?
no alcoholic beverage can be carried, open, in the passenger part of the car. Only closed and in a closed “boot” (like when you come back from doing your shopping. The Driver must not drink (coffee, tea, or water) at all, while driving a vehicle, because this inevitably means he has one hand of the “wheel” and therefore is not in complete control of the car (essential to the law). The passengers can drink (non-alcoholic of course) or eat, as long as they do not distract the driver nor endanger other users of the road (not only by causing the driver of their car to swerve or make unnecesary or unsafe maneuvres, but also by throwing things out of the window). Hope this helps. You can go to WHSmith or any bookstore or library and read up the latest edition of the Highway Code – something that you should read anyway when arriving in the country to see what is different to your own customs, and that will be expected of you if you are involved in a collision or accident. If you are driving h
