A dad-of-two claimed he drank up to 10 cans of lager in 10 minutes in an failed bid to avoid a second drink driving conviction.
Daniel Tweddle, 31, was 'shocked' to be confronted by police at his home after he was seen appearing drunk about 10 minutes earlier while buying booze from a nearby shop, then driving away.
Tweddle, of Lulsgate, Thornaby, North Yorkshire, denied a charge of drink driving claiming he had picked up the Stella Artois on his way home from work.