Drink driver, 40, caught in Mercedes in Telford on Boxing Day gets road ban
A drink driver who was caught over the limit in a Mercedes on Boxing Day has been banned from the road.
Published 18th Jan 2026, 06:00 BST
Dale Smith, aged 40, drove a red Mercedes in Church Parade, Oakengates, Telford on December 26 last year.
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A breath test found he had 58 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit in England and Wales is 35mcg.
Smith, of Church Parade, Oakengates, Telford, pleaded guilty at Telford Magistrates Court to driving with alcohol above the legally specified limit.
Magistrates banned Smith from driving for 16 months and fined him £300.
Smith was also ordered to pay £85 in prosecution costs and a £120 victim surcharge, leaving him with a total court bill of £505.