A DRINK-DRIVER has been banned from the roads after he was caught while more than twice the limit in Herefordshire.

William Geers-Cott entered a guilty plea when he appeared before a district judge in Kidderminster.

The court heard the 29-year-old had been caught behind the wheel of a Ford Focus while over the drink-drive limit on the A465 at Allensmore on October 13.

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An evidential blood test revealed he had 194 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood. The legal limit is 80.

Geers-Cott, of Bryngwyn Close, Hereford, was disqualified from driving for 18 months and fined £300. He must also pay costs of £135 and a £34 victim surcharge.