A heartbroken husband found drunk at the wheel of his Tesla has been spared a driving ban after arguing that he had been drinking whisky inside his luxury car out of fear of bumping into his estranged wife.
Businessman Simon Hayes, 50, was found fast asleep by police officers in the driver's side of his stationary vehicle.
Upon arriving at a car park just a mile from Hayes' £500,000 semi-detached home, they tested him and found he was three times over the alcohol limit.
