Driving a car when over the alcohol limit cost Michael Allan a £235 fine.
The 24-year-old, of Valley View, Clovenfords, was also banned from driving for 12 months. Allan admitted driving at Wilderhaugh, Galashiels, on July 21 with a breath/alcohol reading of 66 mcgs – the legal limit being 35.
Police stopped Allan to ask why he was driving without his car lights on.
Defending, Greig McDonell said the loss of his client’s licence would have a big impact on his employment as an electrician.