Drunks who face a fine after being stopped by police are to be offered a Who Wants To Be a Millionaire-style quiz as a way to avoid a conviction.
South Wales Police is to trial the idea in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf for those caught drunk and disorderly.
Instead of paying an £80 fixed penalty, they would pay £40 and sign up for a class on the impact of alcohol abuse.
They would use handsets to answer multiple choice questions, with the results displayed on a large screen.
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