A MOTORIST who was over six times above the drink drive limit when he was stopped by police has been banned from driving for 22 months.
Graham Remnant, 55, of Oldminster Road, Sharpness, admitted driving with excess alcohol when he appeared before Cheltenham magistrates on September 27.
He was stopped in his car on Breadstone Road in Berkeley on July 19 this year.
Remnant was found to have 204 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, the legal limit being 35 micrograms.
He was given a community order and told to have treatment for alcohol dependency.
Remnant was banned from driving for 22 months and his driving licence was endorsed.
He was also fined £120, ordered to pay costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £32.
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