A TEENAGER from Barrow was arrested after he had gone to his car on a night out to charge his phone.

Jack Owen Chorley had been on a night out in Barrow with friends on Friday December 13 when he became separated from the group.

As his phone's battery had run out he went back to his car, which he had intended to leave in town, so he could plug it in and charge it.

An anonymous call to 999 from a member of the public resulted in police attending and finding Chorley suspected of being drunk in charge of a vehicle.

Prosecuting at South Cumbria Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, Diane Jackson said: "Police located the vehicle in Cavendish Street outside the Jade Fountain.

"He gave a roadside breath reading of 52 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of alcohol (the legal limit is 35 microgrammes).

"He failed to provide sufficient samples at the police station.

"He was compliant until he was taken into the intoxiliser room and said he didn't care if he failed."

Defence solicitor Andy Gallagher said Chorley, 18, had no intention of driving his car.

"He was on a night out in Barrow with friends, it was very busy and he lost his friends," he said.

"He returned to his vehicle and plugged in his mobile phone to charge it.

"He acknowledges by the time he got to the police station he was agitated; he was upset and frustrated.

"This wasn't a wilful and deliberate attempt on his part to evade justice; it was out of naivety and immaturity."

The court was told Chorley, of Buller Street on Walney, earns around £120 a week as a part-time waiter.

He pleaded guilty to failing to provide a breath specimen and was banned from driving for three months. He was also fined £120 and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £30 surcharge.