A MAN from Newport has been banned from driving and fined after being caught drink-driving.

Guy Carter, 39, of Dudley Street in Newport, pleaded guilty to driving a vehicle above the alcohol limit on Friday, April 30.

He appeared before Cardiff Magistrates' Court after driving his Kia Picanto on Tesco Approach Road in Pontypridd over the drink-drive limit. He was found with 73 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeded the prescribed limit which is 35 micrograms per 100 millilitres of breath.

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Carter was fined £450, ordered to pay a surcharge of £45 and to pay costs of £85 to the Crown Prosecution Service.

He is disqualified for holding or obtaining a driving licence for a total of 20 months.