A drink driver had more than four times the legal limit of alcohol in his blood when Police stopped him on North Shore last November, Magistrates' Court heard.

Arthur Broadley, 54, was stopped after a Police car followed him along Langton Hill and onto North Shore Road on November 11 at about 7.15 p.m.

They watched him swerve over the yellow line a number of times and reported he had red, glazed eyes.

Broadley, of Lookout Lane, Pembroke, told the arresting officers: "You're going to arrest me? Can you let me go home and ride behind me?'' He added that he had drank a few glasses of wine earlier.

A breath analyser test revealed Broadney's alcohol/blood level was 339 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood. The legal limit is 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.

Broadley was fined $1,000 and disqualified from driving all motor vehicles by Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner.

BIRTHDAY BOY TAKEN OFF THE ROAD CTS Birthday boy taken off the road A birthday boy has pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and possession of cannabis in Magistrates' Court.

Jason Hollis, 23, was fined $1,400 and taken off the road for 12 months. He will go back on the road on his next birthday -- January 5, 2002.

Hollis' helmet was unfastened when he rode past Police stationed at the corner of Burnaby and Front Street at about 9.45 p.m. the court heard.

Police followed and saw Hollis, of Somersall Road, Smith's, having trouble parking his bike on the stand near The Beach bar on Front Street.

When questioned, Hollis said: "I had two rum and cokes.'' He was arrested on suspicion of drink driving and during a routine search, Police found a small paper twist containing a plant-like material in his pocket.

When they asked what was in the twist, Hollis responded: "You're not stupid.

You know what it is.'' A breath analyser test revealed Hollis had 118 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.

The plant-like material was found to be 1.79 grams of cannabis.

Hollis was fined $400 for possessing cannabis and $1000 for drink driving and taken off the road for 12 months.