A Buckfastleigh man has received a 36-month ban for drink-driving.

Matthew Charles Jeffery, aged 45, of Oaklands Park, changed his plea to guilty of the charge when appearing before South and West Devon Magistrates’ Court. He was found to have 46 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 mls of breath. The legal limit is 35.

As well as the ban Jeffery was fined £162 and must pay £85 costs to the Crown Prosecution service and £65 to fund victim services.