Doncaster man caught over the limit in his VW Beetle banned from the roads
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Lee Merrin was pulled over in his VW Beetle on High Common Road on November 11 last year, Doncaster Magistrates’ Court was told on January 6.
When tested, the 48-year-old blew 51mg of alcohol to 100ml of breath, when the legal limit is 35mg.
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Hide AdMerrin, of Station View, Station Road, Blaxton, Doncaster, admitted drink driving when he appeared before the court.
Magistrates fined him £450 and ordered him to pay £85 in prosecution costs and a £128 victim surcharge - a government levy payable by all offenders to contribute towards funding services to help the victims of crime.
He was also banned from the roads for 14 months, but was offered a drink driver rehabilitation course, which would reduce his disqualification by 106 days if successfully completed by September 19 this year.