A BASINGSTOKE drink driver who was more than double the limit has been banned from taking to the roads for three years.

Dawid Niedziela, of Sinclair Drive, on August 10 drove a vehicle in Wilmott Way, Basingstoke, with 87 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35.

During a hearing which was held at Basingstoke Magistrates' Court on August 29, the 39-year-old pleaded guilty to the driving offence.

READ MORE: Police called to evening car meet at Asda in Basingstoke

Magistrates disqualified him from driving for 36 months and ordered Niedziela to complete 80 hours of unpaid work.

Court costs of £40 and a surcharge fee of £114 must also be paid.