Please tell me it’s just England and Wales please tell me it’s just England and Wales
Brits in disbelief as new refillable drinks ban implemented across UK
Submitted 22 hours ago by G4Z@feddit.uk to unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
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Flax_vert@feddit.uk 29 minutes ago
Apocalypteroid@feddit.uk 1 hour ago
If customers are allowed to help themselves then it’s totally uninforcible. It’s not like the restaurants are going to police this and a sticker isn’t going to deter anyone!
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 25 minutes ago
Probably the best solution honestly… In chain restaurants that don’t offer free refills, I quite frequently just take one anyway. Nobody ever stops me. If I asked they might say no, but I don’t ask.
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 1 hour ago
Pretty much no one will ever enforce it. It will be interesting to see what happens when some jobsworth does though.
tal@olio.cafe 21 hours ago
The notice reads: “Want Coca-Cola Classic? It’s one glass only.
“Based on new government laws, we’ve had to limit Coca-Cola Classic to one glass per customer.
“Still thirsty? Help yourself to any of our low-sugar fizzy Bottomless Soft Drinks.”
Under the new rules, any soft drinks that are low in sugar, for example ‘Zero’ alternative versions of most popular soft drink brands, can be drunk to one’s heart’s content.
I imagine that manufacturers of artificial sweeteners are in for a good time.
Lembot_0004@discuss.online 22 hours ago
TLDR:
The article states that this is only for sugary drinks. Non-sweet drinks are without any limits.
SillyDude@lemmy.zip 20 hours ago
They should offer a loisence for 1 extra sugar drink if you finish your mushy peas.
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
Ol’ Nigel is chuckling his way in the front door, ffs. What is Labour doing?
ohulancutash@feddit.uk 5 hours ago
Tackling a major health crisis?
tal@olio.cafe 12 hours ago
An original consultation took place during 2018 as part of the previous government’s Child Obesity action, and legislation was finally passed in Parliament in December 2021.
The rules only came into force on Wednesday (1 October 2025).
The legislation was actually passed under the Johnson government:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Johnson_ministry
I suppose that Labour could have passed a law canceling implementation, though.
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 28 minutes ago
Like the OSA
Horse@lemmygrad.ml 12 hours ago
being the continuity tory party, their role since 1997
LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 19 hours ago
If Im ever denied my sugar water at a restaurant i will simply cry, scream, piss, shit and fart until I have my way or am forced to leave
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 29 minutes ago
Average hexbear user.
Although kinda based…
ofnadwy@feddit.uk 16 hours ago
How long before coca cola launch an unsweetened version and Nandos lets your Bring Your Own Bag (of sugar)?
tal@olio.cafe 12 hours ago
If you put sugar in granulated or powdered solid form into soda, it’ll create a lot of convection points and the soda will rapidly foam up and lose a lot of its carbon dioxide.
You could use a sweet syrup instead.
kbal@fedia.io 21 hours ago
In order to be consistent they'll need to start charging tax per lump of sugar as well.
thanksforallthefish@literature.cafe 17 hours ago
There already is a tax on sugary drinks
kbal@fedia.io 16 hours ago
Yes... that is the topic of discussion. I'm just saying it's manifestly unfair if they apply that tax to refills of your cup at Nando's, but don't charge extra for each lump of sugar in a cup of tea.
reddig33@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
Maybe now the UK will catch on to iced tea? Free refills!
falseWhite@programming.dev 18 hours ago
As long as there’s no sugar, because it’s only sugary drinks being banned.
Denjin@feddit.uk 19 hours ago
One 20 floz Arizona Ice Tea has 59g of sugar (2.95g per floz), one 12 floz Coca Cola has 37g (3.08g per floz).
If you think Ice Tea is somehow healthy, I got news for you.
tetris11@feddit.uk 19 hours ago
59 / 37 = 2
it’s double healthy
reddig33@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
Unsweetened tea is a thing. Sugar free iced tea is a thing. Herbal iced tea is a thing.
alberttcone@sh.itjust.works 20 hours ago
Begone, devil.
shath@hexbear.net 20 hours ago
taking away your cup in communist ingerlund
Codpiece@feddit.uk 15 hours ago
But yet people are still allowed to smoke?
ohulancutash@feddit.uk 5 hours ago
A bill to phase out smoking is working through the parliamentary process at the moment. It will introduce a progressive ban so those aged 15 when it passes will never legally smoke, licencing for the sale of tobacco and vape products, and the power to ban smoking near hospitals and schools.
fox2263@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
Banning near hospitals should be a good one. Beggars belief it’s not already a thing.
When I’ve been, there’s a no smoking sign in front of the entrance and several patients stood in front of it looking like death having either a giant vape or chain smoking.
Evilsandwichman@hexbear.net 20 hours ago
Does that mean the diet versions are unaffected?
Nighed@feddit.uk 18 hours ago
Sounds like a good ‘nudge’ law - David Cameron would be proud
DrunkEngineer@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Well, yeah Cameron was the one who introduced the legislation.
hexthismess@hexbear.net 16 hours ago
But i want to drink hummingbird food in large quantities in a single sitting!
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 23 minutes ago
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So, free refills on alcohol is okay, but not sugar???
blackn1ght@feddit.uk 11 minutes ago
You can have free refills your beer but not your alcohol free beer lol