HERE is a round-up of the latest Andover cases heard at Basingstoke Magistrates' Court, including a drink driver who was double the legal limit.
Eldon Pompey, 25, of Swinton Barrack Block, Perham Down Road, Perham Down, appeared on Tuesday, July 29, and must pay £634 in a fine, costs and a surcharge for driving a grey Toyota Auris in Winchester Road, Andover, on July 12, after drinking so much alcohol that a roadside test showed 50 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath - the legal limit is 35.
He was banned from driving for 14 months, to be reduced by 14 weeks if he completes a rehabilitation course.
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Akeme Charles, 30, of Tidworth Garrison, [[Tidworth]], appeared on Tuesday, July 29, and must pay £686 in a fine, costs and a surcharge for driving an Audi A3 on Winchester Road, Andover, on July 12, when the alcohol level in his breath was 82 microgrammes per 100 millilitres - the legal limit is 35.
He was banned from driving for 18 months, to be reduced by 18 weeks on completion of a rehabilitation course.
Charles also received a £130 fine for using the vehicle without insurance during the same incident.
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