The girls say landlords do not properly check identification

They claim they are not alone and the practice is widespread among teenagers in the island.

A joint initiative between landlords, club owners and the police was set up last autumn to try to control the problem.

Guernsey's Home Affairs Committee President, Deputy Mike Torode, said he was not surprised by the revelations and has warned licensees they risk losing their livelihood if they do not take greater responsibility.

There is a higher profile of police in licensed premises Deputy Mike Torode Have your say at BBC Guernsey's site

The two girls, who want to remain anonymous, told BBC Guernsey moves to curb publicans selling drinks to under-18s are not working and said they regularly drink in town pubs and clubs but only rarely get asked for identification.

One girl said: "It's not hard because the pubs don't really ID you. They seem like they don't care.

"Clubs do ID you, but not all the time. I went into town a couple of weeks ago and it was really, really busy. They didn't ID me anywhere."

But even when identification is asked for, her friend said it often was not checked adequately.

She said: "Some people have their brother's or sister's ID, so they can get in really easily.

"They don't really check the picture, they just look at the date to make sure it's official."

Landlord support

Deputy Mike Torode said of the revelations: "I think some pubs are far, far better than others, but there are a few that appear to only care if people have money in their pockets.

"Those who are not there not playing the game must realise the risk they are putting themselves into. They are being foolish.

"There's every chance that a licensee will suddenly find themselves in court and lose their license. Maybe that will make them all sit up and take notice."

However, Deputy Torode said that the underage drinking scheme is still in force and the majority of landlords support it.

He said: "There is a higher profile of police in licensed premises, most licensees will tell you that.

"The majority of them welcome those visits. They can tell underage drinkers 'We've got the law popping in and out of here, you're putting my license at risk, I'm not going to serve you'."