A MILLIONAIRE businessman faces jail after he took a golf buggy for a spin on a main road after consuming nearly five times the legal limit of alcohol
Colin Peat, 47, a director at a demolition firm, was caught at the wheel of the golf cart on Stirling Road, Larbert, near Falkirk Golf Course.
He was breathalysed and gave a sample which contained 97 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres. It was some 4.4 times the legal limit for driving.
It quickly transpired that he was also not insured to driving the unregistered vehicle on the public highway.
At Falkirk Sheriff Court, Peat, of Bonnybridge, pleaded guilty to the offences which took place in June.
The court heard that Peat's record revealed he was a serial motoring offender.
Sheriff Craig Caldwell deferred sentence without hearing a prosecution narration or defence submissions, saying it was "inevitable" that he would need background reports prepared on Peat before disposing of the case.
He told Peat: "You were nearly five times the limit, and at that level you shouldn't have been anywhere near a cart -- let alone driving one.
"This is your third significant road traffic offence within a few years.
"It is clear there will be a substantial period of disqualification, but standing your record and the substantial reading I am going to consider all options including custody."
Sentence was deferred until November for the preparation of criminal justice social work reports.
Outside the court, Peat, who is employed by Bonnybridge-based Central Demolition Ltd, said: "It was a golf cart -- no comment."
Nobody was available for comment from the company.
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