Drink-driver over twice the limit on A49 banned and given big fine
A drink-driver caught at the wheel of an Audi while over twice the legal limit has been banned and given a big fine.
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Wayne Wilmut was caught on the A49 at Ludlow on April 2, and provided a breath sample of 71 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.
The legal limit is 35 microgrammes.
At Telford Magistrates Courts on April 18, the 39-year-old pleaded guilty to drink-driving.
He was given a 17-month driving ban, and offered the chance to take a rehabilitation course.
Wilmut, of Hengrove Avenue, Bristol, was also fined £461 and ordered to pay £135 costs and a £184 surcharge, leaving him with a total bill of £780.
