The idea of 24-hour drinking is a media myth, according to the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA).
According to one spokesman, very little has changed and most pubs have seen only slight changes in their opening hours.
Communications manager of the BBPA, Neil Williams, said that in general people were not consuming any more than they were before the new laws were introduced.
"Pubs are going for very modest changes to their opening hours, typically one or two extra hours on a Friday or Saturday night," he said.
He added that figures from a survey conducted by YouGov suggested that consumers had not changed their behaviour in relation to alcohol.
"They say they are not drinking any more [than before the laws came in] and alcohol consumption figures themselves are not rising."
Britain's 24-hour drinking laws were introduced in November 2005 and gave bars and pubs the potential to open 24 hours per day, seven days a week.
