Drink and drug drivers appear in Essex's lower courts every week.

The offence attracts a compulsory driving ban and usually results in a hefty fine.

The drink driving limit for breath is 35 microgrammes per 100 millilitres of breath while for blood it is 80 milligrammes of blood per 100 millilitres of blood.

These are some of the drink and drug drivers to appear in magistrates' courts in Chelmsford and Southend last month.

James Mead, 57, of Post Office Road, Woodham Mortimer, was found to have 41 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath when he was stopped in Maldon on October 7. At Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court he was disqualified from driving for 12 months. He was also fined £692 and ordered to pay a £69 victim services fund and £105 prosecution costs.

Kim Owen, 54, of Arnheim Road, Burnham, was found to have 70 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath when she was stopped in Burnham on October 5. At Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court she was banned from driving for 19 months. Owen was also fined £120 and ordered to pay a £34 victim.

Ellie Anderson, 23, of Southminster Road, Asheldham, was found to have 68 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath when she was stopped in Colchester on June 6. At Southend Magistrates’ Court she was banned from the roads for 18 months. She was also handed a £180 fine and ordered to pay a £34 victim services fund and £85 prosecution costs.

Reegan Harvey, 21, of Mercury Place, Heybridge, was found to have 69 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath when he was stopped in Leigh on Sea in March this year. At Southend Magistrates’ Court he was banned from driving for 18 months and fined £400. He must also pay a victim services fund of £60 and prosecution costs of £105. Harvey also admitted failing to stop after a road accident, driving without insurance and driving without a full licence. He was handed an additional £200 fine.

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