A MAN was caught drink driving while he was banned from the roads.

Ryan Holloran, 30, of Central Avenue, Corringham, was stopped by police on July 25, while driving a blue BMW at the Five Bells roundabout, Basildon.

When they breathalysed him, they found he had 55 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35 microgrammes.

At Basildon Magistrates’ Court, Holloran pleaded guilty to one count of driving a vehicle while over the alcohol limit, one of driving while disqualified and one of using a vehicle without insurance.

Halloran will return to Basildon Magistrates’ Court on August 29 for sentencing.