A DRUG driver caught under the influence of cocaine has been banned from the roads.

Oliver Batchelor was caught drug driving on the A338, Ibsley, on July 15 last year.

The 26-year-old was found to have Benzoylecgonine - a breakdown product of cocaine - in his blood.

Appearing at Southampton Magistrates' Court, he pleaded guilty to one count of drug driving.

Batchelor, of Dryden Close, Salisbury, was disqualified from driving for 12 months and fined £300.

He was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £34 and court costs of £85.