Drink driver, 43, caught more than twice the limit in powerful Mercedes in Shrewsbury gets hefty fine and ban
A Mercedes driver who was caught drink driving at more than twice the limit has been handed a road ban and a hefty fine.
Published 4th Oct 2025, 06:00 GMT
Charles Higgin, aged 43, drove a powerful Mercedes C Class in Copthorne Park, Shrewsbury on September 6 this year.
A breath test found that Higgin had 75 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood. The legal limit in England and Wales is 35mcg.
Higgin, of Woodside Drive, Copthorne, Shrewsbury, pleaded guilty at Telford Magistrates Court to driving with alcohol above the legally specified limit.
Magistrates banned Higgin from driving for 17 months and fined him £669.
Higgin was also ordered to pay £85 in prosecution costs and a £268 victim surcharge, bringing his total legal bill to £1,022.