Surrey shops praised for challenging underage alcohol buyers

Nine outlets in Camberley, Frimley and Mytchett were targeted by police and Surrey Health Borough Council on 29th March. 

The test involved an underage customer being sent into each of the shops. They were told to try and purchase alcohol without ID. All of the shops refused to sell the customers alcohol.

Surrey Heath Licensing Officer Rab Carnie said: “This is an excellent result with all of the premises challenging the underage test purchasers.

"It shows that the outlets are heeding the advice to ensure they operate within the conditions of their licence and it also demonstrates that the message about responsible trading is being listened to following our ongoing operations.”

The head of the Association of Convenience Stores James Lowman said the successful test was "good news."

According to their website, staff members should be trained to ask the question "does the person in front of me look like they might be under the age of 25 years?". If the answer is yes, they should challenge the customer for ID.

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