AN ANDOVER man has been banned from getting behind the wheel after he was caught drink driving.

James Lawton-Bryant, of South End Road, was stopped while driving an Audi A4 on Love Lane, in Andover, on February 3.

The 30-year-old had 77 micrograms in 100 millilitres of breath – the legal limit is 35.

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During a hearing at Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court on March 21, Lawton-Bryant pleaded guilty to driving a motor vehicle when alcohol level was above the limit.

Magistrates disqualified him from driving for 18 months and fined him £400. He must also pay £85 court costs and a £160 victim surcharge.