A DRIVER claimed he had his drink spiked after being caught over the limit for the second time.

Michael Robinson, 48, of Bristol Street, Walney, pleaded guilty to drink driving on Cornmill Crossing, Barrow, on the morning of September 17.

Robinson was caught with 119 milligrams of alcohol in 100ml of blood. The legal limit is 80 milligrams.

Appearing at South Cumbria Magistrates' Court on February 7, Robinson said: "I have had a previous conviction so I monitor my intake.

"My partner controls how much money I take and what I drink, and afterwards she told me she had only given me enough to have seven pints.

"We started at 12.30pm and I was in Ulverston playing pool with friends. There were a few lads there who weren't happy with us playing pool for so long so maybe they spiked me when I put my pint down.

"I didn't intent to drive the next morning but I had to dash to work."

Robinson was stopped by a police in Barrow early the next day.

Lee Dacre, prosecuting, said: "A police mobile patrol followed his Ford Ka for a short distance and they saw him swaying over the lines on a number of occasions."

Robinson was disqualified from driving for 38 months and was fined £313.

He was also ordered to pay court costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £35.

District judge Gerald Chalk said: "Drink driving is not a precise science.

"I am not surprised that you still showed it the next day after seven pints.

"You should have been far more cautious."