A man who has never passed the driving test got behind the wheel after a drinking session. Lee Jones, 37, was caught driving on the wrong side of a major Bridgend road while at more than double the alcohol limit.
Prosecutor Emily Shopland told Cardiff Magistrates' Court that a police officer attended the area in the early hours of May 14 after a witness reported concerns over a driver who appeared to be drunk. At around 2.45am the officer spotted a blue Peugeot travelling on the wrong side of the A4093, then rolling to a stop.
Jones, of Heol Glyn Goch in Gilfach Goch, got out and admitted he only had a provisional driving licence. He blew 77mcg of alcohol per 100ml of breath. The legal limit is 35mcg. He later pleaded guilty to drink-driving without a licence or insurance.
