“At age 21, you had consumed a lot of beer and whiskey.”

Nigel Farage was born on 3 April 1964. The car accident occurred on 25 November 1985, making him 21 years old at the time. Multiple sources confirm that he had been drinking that evening before being hit by the car: - The Telegraph's review of Farage's book *The Purple Revolution* states he "had been out for a curry and 'drank steadily throughout the afternoon'" before being hit by the car. - A detailed profile of Farage (farage.blogspot.com) states he "was knocked down by a car, aged 21, on his way home from a pub argument about UK-Irish relations – heavily lubricated by Irish whiskey and English ale." - The BBC describes the incident as occurring "after a night in the pub." - Wikipedia confirms Farage was "hit by a car after a night out." The specific detail about "English ale and Irish whiskey" appears to originate from Farage's own memoir, and in the interview itself, Farage does not dispute the characterization — he responds only to the broader question about whether the accident affected him, saying "No, it didn't." The claim that Farage, at age 21, had consumed a lot of beer (English ale) and whiskey (Irish whiskey) is therefore accurate and corroborated by multiple independent sources, including his own writings. Sources: BBC News, "The Nigel Farage story" (https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-36701855); Wikipedia, "Nigel Farage" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Farage); The Telegraph, "Sixteen things we learned from Nigel Farage's new book, The Purple Revolution" (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/nigel-farage/11469653/Sixteen-things-we-learned-from-Nigel-Farages-new-book-The-Purple-Revolution.html); Farage blog profile (http://farage.blogspot.com/2013/); The Mirror, "Nigel Farage's 4 brushes with death" (https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/nigel-farages-4-brushes-death-32974350)