A DRIVER in his 60s has been banned for drink driving on the M3 near Winchester.

Joseph Anthony McCormick, 65, of Hackleys Lane, East Wellow, near Romsey, admitted driving with excess alcohol in a silver 15-reg BMW on July 10.

His alcohol reading was 80 micrograms in 100 millilitres of breath when the legal limit is 35, making him more than double the legal limit.

Magistrates in Basingstoke disqualified him from driving for 20 months and also fined him £600 with a £60 victim surcharge and £85 costs.

The disqualification will be reduced by 20 weeks if by November 17 2021 McCormick completes a driving course approved by the secretary of state.