A Cumbrian woman has been convicted of drink driving on a mobility scooter.
Emma Brady, 29, of Dan Wilson Avenue, Maryport, admitted driving a motor vehicle when the amount of alcohol in her breath exceeded the prescribed limit when she recently appeared at West Cumbria Magistrates' Court.
This is an offence contrary to section 5(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and has a maximum sentence of 26 weeks' custody and/or a fine at level 5 (unlimited) on summary conviction.
Magistrates heard that police spotted Brady riding the silver scooter in Maryport during the early hours of Monday, 13th October 2025. No doubt the pillion passenger served to heighten the officers' suspicions.
The officers illuminated their blue lights and caused the scooter to stop. On speaking to Daley, they had reason to believe she was under the influence of alcohol. The 29-year-old failed a roadside breath test and was arrested on suspicion of the offence.
At the police station Brady provided an evidential specimen containing 67 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, which is almost twice the prescribed limit of 35 microgrammes.
John Cooper, mitigating, explained: "She didn't know herself she wasn't supposed to be on it if she'd had a drink. It was her friend's. Her friend let her have a go on it in the early hours of the morning."
He added that the scooter had a top speed of 8 mph and there had been no-one else around at the time.
Brady was fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 towards prosecution costs and £34 surcharge.
She was disqualified from driving for 17 months.
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