A DRINK driver has been banned from driving after she was caught more than twice the limit.

Molly Esaw, 25, of Ffordd Penrhyn, Barry, was stopped on Newport Road, Bedwas, Caerphilly, in a Range Rover Evoque SUV on September 4.

She admitted drink driving with 77 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.

The legal limit is 35 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.

Esaw was banned from driving for 17 months at Newport Magistrates’ Court.

She was fined £256 and ordered to pay costs of £85 and a £34 victim surcharge.