A woman drove drunk to a McDonald’s restaurant - after staff refused to serve her because she wasn’t in a car.

Wendy Simpson had walked to the Leeds Road branch after a night out drinking. But when staff wouldn’t serve her unless she used the 24 hour drive -through, she took the ‘foolish decision’ to come back in her car.

Simpson, of Northgate in Almondbury, admitted that she drove while almost three times the legal drink-drive limit.

Kirklees magistrates were told that police stopped the 25-year-old’s Vauxhall Corsa on March 8.

At just after 3.30am the officers spotted her driving erratically along Leeds Road. They signalled at her to stop after she swerved and hit the kerb.

After initially stopping, Simpson drove off again before stopping at a red light.

Alex Bozman, prosecuting, said: “When police spoke with her they detected alcohol on her breath and she was acting in a manner which suggested that alcohol has been consumed.”

Breath tests revealed that she had 100 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, just under three times the legal limit of 35 microgrammes.

Arfaq Nabi, mitigating, said that earlier that evening Simpson had gone to a works party. She took a taxi there and back to the home of her boyfriend’s parents.

While she was waiting for him to return she decided to go and get something to eat, Mrs Nabi explained.

He said: “She walked to McDonald’s but staff refused to serve her. This was because the counter was closed and she couldn’t use the 24 hour drive-through unless she was in a vehicle. Foolishly she goes home, gets into her vehicle and drives to McDonald’s.

“On her way back she was stopped by police.”

Magistrates heard that Simpson, a service manager for a large company, had not been in court before the incident.

They banned her from driving for 24 months. Simpson was also sentenced to a one year community order.

This includes a 15-day activity requirement, which will address her alcohol consumption, and 40 hours of unpaid work.

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