A SOUTHAMPTON man has been banned from the roads after he was caught almost three times the drink drive limit.

Marcin Geller was caught drink driving on Bellemoor Road, Southampton, on February 2.

The 33-year-old was found to have 100 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath.

Appearing at Southampton Magistrates' Court, he pleaded guilty to drink driving.

Geller, of Mousehole Lane, Southampton, was disqualified from driving for 28 month and fined £576.

He was also ordered to pay a £57 victim surcharge and £85 court costs.