A DRINK driver from Andover who took to the roads in Basingstoke has been banned.
On Sunday, October 1, Lauren Hanson, of The Close, drove a vehicle in Beggarwood Lane, Basingstoke, with 140 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood. The legal limit is 80.
The 30-year-old appeared at Basingstoke Magistrates' Court on Thursday, December 21 and pleaded guilty to the offence.
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Magistrates banned Hanson from driving for 15 months and ordered a fine of £410 to be paid.
Court costs of £85 and a surcharge fee of £164 must also be paid.
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