Elderly offender was caught in Stirchley.

An octogenarian motorist who was caught over the drink drive limit in Telford has been disqualified from driving.

Pensioner Stefan Tennant, aged 81, drove a Ford Fusion on Grange Avenue, Stirchley, on September 6 this year.

A breath test found he had 49 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath in his system. The legal limit in England and Wales is 35mcg.

Tennant, of Culmington, Stirchley, Telford, pleaded guilty at Telford Magistrates Court to driving with alcohol above the specified legal limit.

Magistrates banned Tennant from driving for 12 months and fined him £120.

Tennant was also ordered to pay £85 in prosecution costs and a £48 victim surcharge, bringing his total legal bill to £253.

Telford pensioner, 81, caught drink driving gets road ban