A Tenby man has been disqualified from driving for a year after admitting failing to provide a specimen for analysis to police after being pulled over for drink-driving.

Forty-four-year-old Wayne Rogers, of Tudor Square, appeared at Haverfordwest Magistrates Court on Tuesday, to plead guilty to the charge.

Prosecutor Vaughan Pritchard-Jones told the court that shortly after 9 am on September 9, police officers on patrol in Haverfordwest pulled over Mr. Rogers in his vehicle on a routine check.

“Officers could smell intoxicants on his breath and Mr. Rogers gave a roadside sample of 80.

“At the police station, the first reading the defendant gave was of 72, but when he was asked to provide a second sample, he blew into the device, but it did not record, and for some reason, he refused to provide another sample, even though he was told by officers that he would be prosecuted,” explained Mr. Pritchard-Jones.

Defence solicitor Angharad Scourfield told magistrates that her client had at all times tried to be co-operative with the police, but for whatever reason, he decided not to give a second sample at the station.

“In hindsight, he sees that he should have done so,” she said of Mr. Rogers who the court heard was a self-employed carpenter and a father to three sons.

“He had no idea that he would be over the limit that morning, and if he thought he was, he wouldn’t have driven,” added Ms Scourfield.

Magistrates disqualified Mr. Rogers from driving for 12 months and fined him £380 for the offence.

He was also ordered to pay costs of £85 and a £38 victim surcharge.