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I'm afraid you can. An uncle of mine bought a bike to go to and from the pub on when I was about ten years old. Within a fortnight, he'd been nicked for 'drunk in charge' or somesuch. We all used to take the piss out of that mercilessly.
Section 30 Road Traffic Act 1988 says: It is an offence for a person to ride a cycle on a road or other public place when unfit to ride through drink or drugs - that is to say - is under the influence of a drink or a drug to such an extent as to be incapable of having proper control of the cycle.