Unlicensed drink driver from Telford caught in seaside town gets ban and fine
An unlicensed driver who took to a seafront road in a tourist town while more than double the alcohol limit has appeared in court.
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Jay Simpson, from Waltondale in Telford, gave a breath test result of 71 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath to police in Blackpool on July 8. The legal limit is 35 microgrammes.
The 47-year-old was driving a BMW 320 along Queen's Promenade in the Lancashire town when he was stopped.
Last Tuesday, he pleaded guilty to drink-driving and driving without a licence at Blackpool Magistrates Court.
Simpson was banned from driving for 22 months and offered a drink-drive rehabilitation course.
He was fined £520 and ordered to pay a £208 costs and an £85 surcharge, bringing his total court bill to £813.
