A Boncath drink driver has been banned from the road for 12 months.

Jack Owen, of 14 Berllan Aur, appeared before Aberystwyth Magistrates’ Court on 28 October.

The court heard that the 30-year-old was stopped while driving on Pont y Cleifon in Cardigan on 9 October

Tests showed Owen had 40 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.

The legal limit is 35 microgrammes.

Magistrates disqualified Owen from driving for 12 months and handed him a fine of £246.

She must also pay £85 costs and a surcharge of £98.