A DRINK driver was stopped by police — as he went to buy more alcohol.
Thomas Martins, 25, of Rhondda Street, Swansea, appeared in front of city magistrates and admitted drink-driving. He was found with 93 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 25 micrograms.
Prosecutor Sharon Anderson said police saw his Toyota Aygo drive along St Helen's Road and noticed it was making a strange noise. Suspecting it was a flat tyre, they pulled the car over.
They then noticed Martins smelt of alcohol and he told officers he had been drinking heavily with friends that evening, but told them he had not drunk any more within the last 30 minutes.
He had no previous convictions, the court heard.
Craig Davies, for Martins, said his client admitted he had been drinking and that he had got in his car to go to buy more alcohol.
"There wasn't a good and proper reason for him to drive," said Mr Davies.
Martins was banned from driving for two years, told to complete 100 hours' unpaid work and pay costs of £85.