{"id":41730,"date":"2020-03-05T19:42:19","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T19:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=41730"},"modified":"2020-03-05T19:42:19","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T19:42:19","slug":"porthcawl-woman-who-refused-alcohol-test-banned-from-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/03\/05\/porthcawl-woman-who-refused-alcohol-test-banned-from-driving\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman who refused alcohol test banned from driving"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">She was drinking lager in a Tesco car park waiting for her mother to drive her home<\/h3>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cardiff-magistrates-top-image.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/cardiff-magistrates-top-image.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/cardiff-magistrates-top-image-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/cardiff-magistrates-top-image-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/cardiff-magistrates-top-image-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/cardiff-magistrates-top-image-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/cardiff-magistrates-top-image.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/cardiff-magistrates-top-image.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/cardiff-magistrates-top-image-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/cardiff-magistrates-top-image-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/cardiff-magistrates-top-image-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/03\/cardiff-magistrates-top-image-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Cardiff Magistrates&#8217; Court. Image: Richard Sutcliffe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>A 23-YEAR-OLD&nbsp;woman&nbsp;who was found drinking lager in her car in a&nbsp;Bridgend&nbsp;Tesco car park refused to take an alcohol test and insulted a police officer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Holly Fletcher, of Suffolk Close, Porthcawl, pleaded guilty to being drunk in charge of a vehicle and was fined \u00a3120.<\/p>\n\n\n<p> She was banned from driving for six months , given a one-year community order, and 20 days\u2019 worth of rehabilitation activity, and was ordered to pay \u00a3295 costs.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Fletcher told Cardiff magistrates she was only in the car waiting for her mother to pick her up after a difficult therapy session and a pub lunch with a friend.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>She claimed she had no intention of driving.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Prosecutor David Cooke said two police officers had found Fletcher in a Fiat 500 with an empty can of lager and a half-empty can of lager, clearly drunk.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>She refused to answer questions and told one officer: \u201cYou are nasty.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Fletcher\u2019s&nbsp;defence&nbsp;lawyer said that she had only put the key in the ignition when she saw a police officer approach her.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>She suffered from agoraphobia, found it difficult to take public transport and relied on her car, Cardiff magistrates heard.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n<p>The magistrates said they had considered giving her points&nbsp;instead of a disqualification, but that it was her attitude to the police officers that&nbsp;swayed their decision.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>She was drinking lager in a Tesco car park waiting for her mother to drive her home A 23-YEAR-OLD&nbsp;woman&nbsp;who was found drinking lager in her car in a&nbsp;Bridgend&nbsp;Tesco car park refused to take an alcohol test and insulted a police officer.&nbsp; Holly Fletcher, of Suffolk Close, Porthcawl, pleaded guilty to being drunk in charge of a vehicle and was fined \u00a3120. 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