Man jailed for drink-driving while disqualified twice in year

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 2 Nov, 18:26 · Archive

David Gillam was jailed for 26 weeks after being caught drink-driving while disqualified for the second time in 2024.

David Gillam was stopped by officers driving a Ford Transit van on Ironworks Road in Barrow on 1 November. He was arrested after leaving a Morrisons filling station without paying for £148 worth of fuel and returning a positive breathalyser sample at the roadside.

Checks revealed Gillam was driving whilst disqualified. A breathalyser test showed 74 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, more than double the legal limit of 35 micrograms. Gillam pleaded guilty to driving whilst disqualified, making off without payment, drink driving and driving without third party insurance.

Gillam had been banned from driving for 28 months on 20 March after a previous drink-driving conviction. He was back in court just 68 days later for another drink-driving and disqualified driving offence, for which he was jailed for 16 weeks. South Cumbria Magistrates' Court jailed him for 26 weeks on the latest offence. His solicitor told the court that Gillam had substance misuse problems with alcohol but 'had learnt his lesson'.

How it is being reported

• Drink-driver jailed after second disqualified driving offence this yearA DRINK driving motorist has been jailed after he was caught driving whilst disqualified for the second time this year.News & Star · 2 Nov, 18:09
• Drink-driver jailed after second disqualified driving offence this yearA DRINK driving motorist has been jailed after he was caught driving whilst disqualified for the second time this year.NW Evening Mail · 2 Nov, 16:16

In this story: David Gillam · South Cumbria Magistrates' Court · Barrow

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