A SOUTHAMPTON woman caught drink driving has been banned from the roads.

Stephanie Sherred was caught drink driving in a Vauxhall Astra on Portswood Road on January 13.

The 46-year-old was found to have 113 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.

Appearing at Southampton Magistrates' Court, she pleaded guilty to one count of drink driving.

Sherred, of Kitchener Road, Southampton, was disqualified from driving for 17 months and ordered to carry out 50 hours of unpaid work within the next 12 months.

She was also handed a community order and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £95 and court costs of £50.