Roadside breath test. Stock image (Image: West Yorkshire Police)
A WINCHESTER drink driver has been disqualified from the road for 20 months.
Shaun Diddams, 58, of Mountbatten Court, Weeke, was stopped by the police on Andover Road near his home on March 21, a court heard.
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Diddams was breathalysed and returned an alcohol reading of 81 micrograms in 100 millilitres of breath when the legal limit is 35.
He admitted the charge.
As well as the ban Diddams was fined £120 with £40 costs and a £48 victim surcharge. The ban will be cut by 20 weeks if Diddams passes an approved course by May 18 2024.
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