Originally Posted by Steve Fenton
Listening to whats been said you should be full of booze and drugs so driving on the wrong side of the road should be no problem for you. However if this is your first time driving in UK be aware if you cause an accident and they figure out you are tired you will be in deep ****. If there is a hint of booze in your sytem and the test yu they will find and yes you will be in deep ****.
I don't see any comments above that support that. A few posters have suggested taking an Ambien, and one a Modafinal. I'm not familiar with the latter, but I have taken the former for numerous flights and I can assure you that after 6-8 hours there are no lingering side effects whatsoever. As for booze, no one is suggesting boozing it up especially with sleep drugs. One cocktail and an Ambien will knock most people out for the duration of a TATL flight, which is the point.
Having done the US-LON red eye more times than I care to count, I'll bet on a combo of business/first class seat, sensory deprivation devices (earplugs+NC headphones+eyemask) and Ambien every time on my ability to function/drive/stay awake on arrival. If someone stays up or gets 1-2 hours of poor quality sleep on that flight, that person, IMHO,
is a hazard behind the wheel on arrival, because they will be in a mental state not very different than a severe booze hangover regardless they drank no alcohol.