BMW driver who was twice the drink drive limit in Whitchurch town centre gets road ban
A BMW driver who was more than twice the limit when caught on a town centre high street has been banned from the road and ordered to pay nearly £1,400.
Published 29th Sep 2025, 06:00 GMT
Pavan Dadhria, aged 34, drove a BMW 8 Series in High Street, Whitchurch on May 25 this year.
A breath test found that Dadhria had 78 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit in England and Wales is 35mcg.
Dadhria, of Wellfield Way, Whitchurch, pleaded guilty at Telford Magistrates Court to driving a motor vehicle with alcohol above the legal specified limit.
Magistrates banned Dadhria for 19 months and fined him £934.
Dadhria was also ordered to pay a £374 victim surcharge and £85 in prosecution costs, bringing the total legal bill to £1,393.