A Cowra man who represented himself on a charge of high range drink driving was fined $660 and disqualified from driving for six months in the Local Court on April 21.
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Jake Leonard Miller, 35, of Brougham Street, was charged with the offence after he was stopped by police at 1.35am on March 13 this year for a random breath test.
He returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.150 after admitting to consuming six beers at a local hotel.
Magistrate Jillian Kiely, during sentencing, also ordered a 24 month interlock order be imposed on Miller who entered a plea of guilty to the charge.
"He has no infringements on his licence, since getting it in 2011, nothing for speeding, not even for not wearing his P plates, nothing," Ms Kiely noted in court.
Ms Kiely said as Miller currently drives a heavy vehicle for a Cowra company a disqualification would see him "significantly inconvenienced".
"Having said that it's rarely appropriate to use discretion not to record a conviction, the usual penalty is a fine and automatic disqualification.
"Other than your work there is no other reason why you need to have your licence, I can't see any reason to depart from normal sentencing particularly as you (lived) within walking distance of the pub," Ms Kiely told Miller.
