'Throw the book at me' says 50 yard drink driver from Kirkby
Adam Firman was spotted by police getting into his Renault Scenic, on Derby Road, on February 10.
Ruth Snodin, prosecuting, told police: “Fair enough, I have only driven 50 yards from the Badger Box. They’re going to throw the book at me.”
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Hide AdA test revealed he had 51 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, when the legal limit is 35 microgrammes.
Morgan Hogarth, mitigating, said Firman, a rent agent for Nottingham City Council, had not intended to drive, but followed his girlfriend after a small row at the pub.
Firman, 48, of Boundary Close, admitted drink driving at Mansfield Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
He was fined £375 and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £40 victim surcharge. He was banned for 14 months.