The offence attracts a compulsory driving ban and usually results in a hefty fine.
The drink driving limit for breath is 35 microgrammes per 100 millilitres of breath while for blood it is 80 milligrammes of blood per 100 millilitres of blood.
These are some of the drink drivers to appear in magistrates’ courts in Bexley and Bromley over the last month.
ALEXANDRE FABIEN MOUSSINGA, 46, of Dacres Road in Sydenham, gave a reading of 79 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath after driving a Mercedes in Lewisham on September 9. Moussinga was disqualified from driving for 20 months and fined £486.
KRIS KESSON, 60, of Rydal Drive in Bexleyheath, gave a reading of 67 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath after driving in Admiral Retail Park, Eastbourne, on August 10. Kesson was disqualified from driving for 17 months and fined £120.
DANIEL GHEBRESILASE, 31, of Barfleur Lane in Deptford, gave a reading of 46 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath after driving a BMW in Lewisham on September 5. Ghebresilase was disqualified from driving for one year and fined £120.
JOSEPH IRAGABA, 51, of Crockham Way in Eltham, gave a reading of 46 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath after driving in Sidcup on September 22. Iragaba was disqualified from driving for one year and fined £120.
DANIEL SULIVAN, 33, of Roman Villa Road in Wrotham, gave a reading of 45 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath after driving a Citroen in Bexley on September 8. Sullivan was disqualified from driving for three years and fined £120.
KAILASAPILLAI LALAKARAN, 60, of Eltham Road in Eltham, gave a reading of 48 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath after driving a Ford in Eltham on September 10. Lalakaran was disqualified from driving for one year and fined £120.
CAMERON WRIGHT, 29, of Sandy Lane North in Wallington, gave a reading of 57 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath after driving an Audi in Bromley on September 6. Wright was disqualified from driving for one year and fined £440.
BENJAMIN STEMBALSKI, 41, of Crookston Road in Eltham , gave a reading of 60 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath after driving a VolksWagen in Bexleyheath on September 16. Stembalski was disqualified from driving for 17 months and fined £120.