A Bridge of Earn woman told police “It’s an abomination” as she was arrested for driving at more than twice the legal limit without a licence.
Emily Forbes, 20, Smillie Place, was spotted by officers driving a blue Honda Civic at a crawl on Auld Bond Roads, Perth.
Sheriff Richard McFarlane heard that the officers became suspicious due to the vehicle’s slow speed and the fact that the car was straddling both carriageways.
When they pulled Forbes over to carry out a breath test her speech was slurred, and she blurted out “It’s an abomination” as they arrested her.
Solicitor Billy Sommerville stated that a friend had encouraged his client to have a shot of the vehicle.
He stated: “Thankfully she was driving extremely slowly. It was a moment of madness.”
Perth Sheriff Court was told that Forbes had never held a licence nor even applied for one before.
Forbes admitted that on July 23 she drove a motor vehicle after consuming so much alcohol that the proportion in her breath was 49 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the limit of 22 microgrammes.
She also pleaded guilty to driving with no insurance and without a licence.
Forbes was fined £430 and disqualified for 14 months. Sheriff McFarlane admonished her on the charge of driving without a licence.
