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| Chris Tarrant banned for drink-driving | Chris Tarrant banned for drink-driving |
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| Radio host and TV presenter Chris Tarrant was found to be over the drink-drive limit after he was reported to police by a fellow pub-goer. | Radio host and TV presenter Chris Tarrant was found to be over the drink-drive limit after he was reported to police by a fellow pub-goer. |
| The star had been served four brandy and ports at the Bladebone Inn in Bucklebury, Berkshire, before driving home, Reading Magistrates Court heard. | The star had been served four brandy and ports at the Bladebone Inn in Bucklebury, Berkshire, before driving home, Reading Magistrates Court heard. |
| Tarrant, who admitted drink-driving, was banned from driving for a year. | Tarrant, who admitted drink-driving, was banned from driving for a year. |
| After the hearing, he told reporters: "I made a mistake and I paid for it. I shouldn't have driven." | After the hearing, he told reporters: "I made a mistake and I paid for it. I shouldn't have driven." |
| The Who Wants to be a Millionaire host was found to have 50 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35 microgrammes. | The Who Wants to be a Millionaire host was found to have 50 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35 microgrammes. |
| The 71-year-old said he "honestly didn't think" he had been over the legal limit when he got in his Mercedes to drive the short journey home, on 16 December. | The 71-year-old said he "honestly didn't think" he had been over the legal limit when he got in his Mercedes to drive the short journey home, on 16 December. |
| 'Stumbled near bar' | 'Stumbled near bar' |
| Prosecutor Hasrat Ali told the hearing that staff and drinkers at the pub were "concerned that he had decided to drive home". | Prosecutor Hasrat Ali told the hearing that staff and drinkers at the pub were "concerned that he had decided to drive home". |
| "One member of the public had noticed that Mr Tarrant had stumbled near the bar area," she said. | "One member of the public had noticed that Mr Tarrant had stumbled near the bar area," she said. |
| As a result of a discussion in the pub, a member of the public phoned the police. | As a result of a discussion in the pub, a member of the public phoned the police. |
| Thirteen minutes after the call was made, officers arrived at Tarrant's home in Bucklebury. | |
| Ms Ali said: "He claimed that he had just drank three glasses of wine just prior to police arriving." | Ms Ali said: "He claimed that he had just drank three glasses of wine just prior to police arriving." |
| But the court was told by Ms Ali that, after failing a breath test and being taken to the police station, Tarrant "gave a different version of events in the sense that it wasn't three glasses of wine that he had drunk, that in fact he had a large glass of brandy and a glass of wine". | But the court was told by Ms Ali that, after failing a breath test and being taken to the police station, Tarrant "gave a different version of events in the sense that it wasn't three glasses of wine that he had drunk, that in fact he had a large glass of brandy and a glass of wine". |
| Tarrant's counsel Simon Ray said the drinks that were bought in the pub were not all consumed by his client. | Tarrant's counsel Simon Ray said the drinks that were bought in the pub were not all consumed by his client. |
| He added that the TV presenter had a knee condition that explained the stumble. | He added that the TV presenter had a knee condition that explained the stumble. |
| District Judge Shomon Khan said despite the "relatively low reading" nothing he could say would "reduce the seriousness of the offence". | District Judge Shomon Khan said despite the "relatively low reading" nothing he could say would "reduce the seriousness of the offence". |
| He also fined Tarrant £6,000. | He also fined Tarrant £6,000. |