A Milford motorist has been given a lengthy disqualification after admitting a drink driving offence in court.

Fifty-five-year-old Ieuan Austin Morris, of Sardis, Milford Haven, appeared at Haverfordwest Magistrates Court on Tuesday, to plead guilty to a charge of driving his Citroen Relay in Johnston whilst exceeding the prescribed limit of alcohol.

Prosecutor Sian Vaughan told the court that the offence occurred on March 27, when police officer’s who had been looking for Mr. Morris’ vehicle earlier in the day caught up with him on a road in the area called The Close.

“He was stopped and gave a specimen. The ultimate reading was 40 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, but the defendant’s previous record will concern you, as he has convictions for similar offences in 2007 and 2008,” she said.

Defence solicitor Mark Layton said that his client who worked as a self employed builder was ‘bang on the limit’ with the reading he gave, but was fully aware that he would be facing a minimum three year driving ban due to his previous convictions.

Magistrates fined Mr. Morris £200 for the offence and disqualified him from driving for 36 months.

“This was a very silly thing to have done,” chief magistrate David Simpson told the defendant.

“You need your licence, but you’re not going to have it now for three years, which isn’t very good for business. I hope you’ve got someone to help with the driving, and if it’s your wife, then she’s going to be very busy, so I’d buy her a box of chocolates!” he added.

Mr. Morris was also ordered to pay prosecution costs of £85 and a £30 victim surcharge.