A mother of three children was found drunk driving with her children in her car six weeks after passing the test, the court heard.
Jamie Lee Thompson, 27, puffed out 84 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml of breath when stopped by police.
The Burnley Magistrate’s Court heard on 17 December that Thompson, a resident of Eastern Avenue, Burnley, had fallen ill and had attended a children’s party earlier in the day, where he had three drinks and did not eat. .
She tried to book a taxi but was unable to do so and was told it was okay to drive so she got in the car with her three children.
Officers noticed her Ford Fiesta driving without its headlights on Todmorden Road in Burnley and stopped on nearby Lyndhurst Road.
Police could smell alcohol from her breath and asked her to take a breathalyzer test, and when the test came back positive, she was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.
Care was organized for her children, and Thompson was taken into custody, where she underwent further tests, with a minimum reading of 84 mcg.
The court was also told that she passed her driving test only six weeks before the incident.
Thompson, who has no criminal record, pleaded guilty to driving with an alcohol level above the legal limit.
She was fined £120 and ordered to pay costs of £85 plus £48 surcharge.
She was also stripped of her driving license for 20 months.
Thompson has agreed to complete a DUI course which, if successful, could shorten the DUI ban by 20 weeks.