Kirkcaldy woman banned for drink-driving two weeks after passing her test
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Laura Tait, of Bethelfield Place, appeared before Sheriff Jamie Gilchrist at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court.
Tait, 29, admitted on July 3 this year on Nicol Street, Kirkcaldy she drove a car after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion of it in her breath was 61 microgrammes in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 22.
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Hide AdThe Procurator Fiscal Depute told the court: “There was an independent witness who was concerned by the manner in which the accused was driving.
"At 11:40pm hours two police officers spotted the vehicle being driven by the accused and stopped her.
"There was also a female passenger and young children in the car. One of the officers asked the accused if she had consumed alcohol and she said she had a few hours earlier.”The court was told Tait failed a roadside breath test and was taken to Kirkcaldy Police Station where she was then tested again, producing a lower reading of 61 microgrammes.
Tait’s defence lawyer said his client had made a ‘very serious error in judgement’
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Hide Ad“She has only had her licence for two weeks but she thought because she had consumed alcohol a few hours before and had drunk water that she would be in a fit state to drive. She clearly wasn’t.”
He said Tait could pay a fine and that she would benefit from taking part in the Drink Drive Rehabilitation Course.
Sheriff Gilchrist fined her £500, reduced from £750 and disqualified Tait from driving for 12 months.