A man swore at police after performing “handbrake wheel-spins” in Yate Shopping Centre’s car park.
Officers saw Josh Perkins, of Woodleaze in Sea Mills, doing “deliberate wheel-skids” before a confrontation on June 26.
The jobless 20-year-old admits he refused to provide a second breath sample to police and told them to “f*** off”.
Perkins was banned from driving for two years on Tuesday (July 28) at Bristol Magistrates’ Court, where he appeared with a protective boot on his left foot.
Prosecutor Andrea Edwards said: “At about 12.30am on June 26, officers spotted the defendant driving in excess of the limit on Westerleigh Road.
“He was heading into Yate and performing deliberate wheel-skids.”
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By the time officers found Perkins in the shopping centre car park, he had been caught on CCTV performing “handbrake wheel-spins”.
A wheel-spin is what happens when a driver applies the accelerator and causes the driving wheels to lose traction as they rotate rapidly.
Ms Edwards said: “Officers found him sitting in the driver’s seat with the engine running.
“He was sweating, with redness around his eyes, and his pupils dilated. The officers could smell cannabis.
“The defendant began to grow aggressive. An officer asked him to provide a sample of breath.”
The reading was 79mcg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. The driving limit is 35mcg.
Police took Perkins to Patchway police station, where he continued to be aggressive.
Officers asked him to provide a second breath specimen, because drink-driving suspects are required to give two samples.
“The defendant told officers to f*** off,” Ms Edwards said.
Will Palmer, mitigating, said his client knows he should not have been driving.
He added: “Had his reading gone through the system, he would still have been banned for quite some time.
“Although he appears today with a cast on his foot, he can do unpaid work, which could lead to employment.”
Perkins’ cousin told Deputy District Judge Kevin Hill: “He is job-searching at the minute. I’ve been helping him send off CVs to companies.
“As you know, there’s not much going at the minute, but it’s something he’s been looking into.”
He added Perkins has a “tight-knit family” who do not “leave him to his own will”.
Deputy District Judge Hill said he took into account a letter from the defendant’s GP, outlining his learning difficulties.
Handing down the driving ban, he told Perkins: “You refused to provide a sample. This was clearly deliberate and there was evidence you’d had a considerable amount to drink.”
Perkins was fined £200 and ordered to pay prosecution costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £34. He was not told to do unpaid work, despite Mr Palmer's representation.
If he completes a drink-driving course, his two-year ban will be reduced by six months.
