UK Will Turn BST Clock 1 Hour Back on October 25: What to Do After 2AM Goes Back to 1AM

The United Kingdom will turn the hands of its clocks one hour back to 1:00 a.m. This means that the British Summer Time (BST) will end at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25.

When that happens, the time in the UK will be the same as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Now, what will happen if the time on Oct. 25 goes back to 1:00 a.m.? The Guardian reported that if an establishment, such as a bar, usually closes at 2:00 a.m., it will still have an hour to continue serving customers.

Once the time goes back, you'll can still have extra drinking time. However, that wouldn't be possible because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Right now, the UK is under coronavirus restrictions, which only allow the residents to go out until 10:00 p.m. every Saturday night. On the other hand, if you're living in England and under tier 3 restrictions, you won't have enough time to go out in public.

Is This UK's tradition?

Changing the time has been a tradition in the United Kingdom. However, it is not that old since adjusting the clocks was introduced by the 1916 Summer Time Act. This means that tradition is only over 100 years old.

A couple of years ago, an EU survey revealed that more than 80% of the British respondents wanted to remove the daylight saving time changes. However, it failed since there wasn't any tremendous political will to do so. The BST change will go back to 1:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 28, 2021.

UK's time change this year could be the last one

The Wired UK reported that the daylight saving time could be the last one this 2020 since the European Parliament voted to abolish the twice-a-year time change from either March or October 2021. This means that the government members must decide if they want to remain in wintertime or summertime permanently.

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Written by: Giuliano de Leon.