A MAN has been disqualified from driving after he was caught drink driving on an e-scooter.
The 30-year-old was banned for 20 months and fined £380.
He was more than twice the legal alcohol limit in a roadside breath test after being stopped riding the e-scooter on Taunton Road, Bridgwater.
The incident happened at 5.55am on May 6 2021.
PC Ryan Burr said: “E-scooters are classified as motor vehicles for the purposes of law.
“As such, regardless of whether they are used on a road, pavement or public place, anyone who decides to ride one when above the legal alcohol limit risks the same consequences as if they were to get behind the wheel of a car.
“E-scooters may not be capable of driving at high speeds but in the hands of someone impaired by alcohol they can still present a danger to other road users and pedestrians.”
The man appeared at Taunton Deane Magistrates' Court on Friday, June 18, an he pleaded guilty to drink driving.
He also had to pay court costs of £85.
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