A DRINK-DRIVER has been banned from the roads after he was caught in a busy Hereford road.

Yusein Sholyov entered a guilty plea when he appeared before magistrates in Hereford.

The court heard the 31-year-old had been caught behind the wheel of a Vauxhall Vectra in Hereford's Belmont Road while over the drink-drive limit on January 29.

An evidential breath test revealed he had 59 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35.

Shalyov, who gave a care-of address in Herefordshire's Allensmore, was disqualified from driving for 16 months and fined £300.

He must also pay costs of £135 and a £34 victim surcharge.