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You feel well the morning after drinking alcohol in the evening. Are feeling well and drinking coffee enough to decide that you can drive?

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Answer

No. Alcohol may remain in the body the following morning, and coffee or a cold shower does not speed up its elimination. If you have doubts about your sobriety or ability to drive safely, do not drive.

Please note

There is no number of hours after which sobriety can be guaranteed for everyone. The Lithuanian legal limit is not calculated in this question.

A simple explanation

The time it takes to eliminate alcohol depends on the amount consumed and individual circumstances. Having slept or feeling better does not prove that the alcohol has gone. Therefore, when planning to drive, the safest approach is not to drink alcohol and not to rely on a universal “hours after drinking” formula.

REMEMBER

Feeling better is not proof of sobriety.

Sources and checks

Editorial review: 2026-09-28.

Learning objective: Avoid basing next-day sobriety on how you feel or supposed ways to sober up. EU syllabus area: 3.4. Page 1 of the NHS 2023 patient leaflet: next-day effects, individual duration and the limitations of coffee and showers. UK alcohol limits and average alcohol breakdown rates are not applied here.

Answer compared with sources: 2026-09-28.

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Translated from the Lithuanian edition. The material concerns Lithuania and the EU; source-check dates refer to the Lithuanian answers.

Study materials for C/CE drivers: 300 questions with explanations, lessons, quizzes and practical scenarios. Based on Lithuania's and EU rules.

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