A DRIVER has been banned from the roads for a second time after he was caught with cannabis in his system.

Sean William Weaver admitted drug-driving when he appeared before magistrates in Hereford on January 6.

Prosecutor Mark Hambling said police had stopped Weaver at around 3pm on August 7 after they spotted him driving a Volkswagen Golf in Treago Grove in Hereford.

Weaver was arrested after failing a roadside drug test, and an evidential test in custody revealed he had 3.3 microgrammes of cannabis metabolite delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol per litre of blood. The legal limit is two.

The court heard Weaver had previously been banned from the roads for a similar offence in 2017.

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Chris Read, for Weaver, said the 25-year-old had been caught out in a routine stop in the middle of the afternoon.

"He does have a previous matter in 2017. He had been very mindful of that and had changed his behaviour as a result," Mr Read said.

"But he accepts he still uses cannabis sometimes. He tells me he had used it more than 24 hours before and thought he would be safe to drive a car. There was no criticism of his driving."

The court heard Weaver had lost his job when he told his employer of the offence and was in the process of claiming benefits.

Weaver, of Marcle Walk, Newton Farm, was disqualified from driving for three years and fined £120. He must also pay costs of £135 and a £34 victim surcharge.