A mother-of-three has appeared before Stockport Magistrates after she was caught drink driving but refused to perform a breathalyser test because she was “embarrassed”.
Officers in Wilmslow pulled her over in November last year after they spotted her driving down a road with “no entry” signs.
After stopping the defendant they performed additional checks on the vehicle to discover she had neither license nor insurance to drive the car.
Nick Smart, prosecuting, told the court: “In the small hours of November 20, 2021, an officer was parked on Alderley Road when he saw the Fiat Punto,” prosecutor Nick Smart told the court.
“This was seen driving on Alderley Road, contravening no entry signs.
“He stopped the vehicle, and it seemed that the officer asked questions about drinking and decided a roadside test was to be undergone.
“After three requests, she was arrested for failing to provide.
“Other roadside checks were carried out and it was discovered she had a provisional licence and no valid insurance to drive.”
On arriving at the police station the woman was found to have 64mcg alcohol per 100ml breath – almost twice the legal drink driving limit of 35mcg.
Her solicitor explained to the court that her client was “embarrassed” at the roadside: “She explained why she did not give a breathalyser, that was she felt embarrassed doing it on the street and asked to go to the station and do it there,” the defence said.
“She is a lady of good character and comes to court without being spoken to by the police. She is devastated today.”
“She has just qualified for an aesthetics course under a specific label.
“This will stop her from getting her own business as she will have to travel to and from different clinics. It is interrupting her lifestyle.”
After pleading guilty to drink driving, Chair of the Bench Marilyn Gibson told her: “We are disqualifying [you] for 18 months but we are prepared to give you the opportunity to have the rehabilitation course.
“We have given you credit for the early guilty plea and your previous good character.
“For driving a motor vehicle when the alcohol is above the limit, you will be fined £120.
“For driving with no insurance, you will be fined £80. Your licence will be endorsed where required.”
She must also pay £85 costs and a £34 victim surcharge.
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