AN Earlston woman who refused to give samples of breath when suspected of drinking and driving has been banned from the road for 18 months.
Julie Taylor, 49, pleaded guilty at Jedburgh Sheriff Court to a charge of failing to co-operate with a preliminary breath test at her Haughhead home on May 28.
She also admitted failing to provide two samples of breath at Galashiels Police Station.
Taylor was also given a community pay back order involving supervision for the next 15 months.
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