NICHOLAS Norman-Nott has been banned from the road for drink driving in Winchester.

Norman-Nott, 42, of Coney Green, Abbotts Barton, Winchester, admitted driving with excess alcohol.

Basingstoke Magistrates Court heard that when stopped by police in a X-reg red Nissan Micra on Andover Road on August 13 his alcohol reading was 53 micrograms per 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35.

He was fined £160 with a £30 surcharge to fund victims services and £85 costs.

The disqualification will be reduced by 91 days should he complete an approved course by March 29 2017.