Bingo player gambled with drink-drive regulations; YARDLEY WOOD.A GAME of bingo ended up costing a Yardley Wood NHS NHS abbr. National Health Service NHS (in Britain) National Health Service student, who is studying to become a nurse, a total of pounds 325 at Solihull Magistrates Court. Douglas Swoffer, 44, of Archer Road, had drunk two pints of beer while playing bingo, said Mr Adam Carrolan, defending. He was followed home in Yardley Wood by police who stopped his vehicle and found he had 104 milligrams of alcohol in his blood which was over the permitted limit for driving, the magistrates were told. Swoffer had been trailed by an unmarked police car and did not think he was over the drink drive limit, said Mr Carrolan. Swoffer was banned from driving for 12 months and fined pounds 100 with pounds 60 costs after admitting driving with excess alcohol. He agreed to pay pounds 165 to take part in a drink/drive rehabilitation rehabilitation: see physical therapy. course in return for a reduction of three months from his disqualification dis·qual·i·fi·ca·tion n. 1. The act of disqualifying or the condition of having been disqualified. 2. Something that disqualifies: illness as a disqualification for enlistment in the army. period, provided he completed the course. Mr Carrolan said Swoffer who is married with a child, was hoping to qualify to become a nurse in mental care. |
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