A Lockyer woman who had too many birthday drinks on Anzac Day will suffer a loss of income after the court disqualified her driver’s licence

“I pushed my limits for a friend’s birthday and now have to accept the consequences for my actions.”

If you’re going to have a drink – just don’t drive. It’s safer to not take your car at all, a magistrate has told a young driver.

Drink driving after a friend’s birthday has cost a Lockyer driver extra income and will put pressure on family to transport Racheal Glenice Baker to and-from work.

The 24-year-old had a few too many drinks on Anzac Day celebrating a friend’s birthday before getting behind the wheel.

Baker, was pulled over by police on Gehrke Road at Plainland with police technology showing her car’s registration had expired two days earlier.

But it was the smell of liquor that police noticed when they spoke to Baker.

Police prosecutor sergeant Tim Hutton said officers conducted an RBT before taking Baker to the Laidley police station for further testing.

She recorded a reading of 0.06.

Baker, from Plainland, represented herself in court and read from a pre-prepared script.

“I had no excuse for driving over the limit that night,” she said.

“I live alone and now my family has to take time out of their lives to take me on a 40-minute trip to-and-from work.

“My co-workers have to re-arrange their already busy schedules to transport our patients as I will no longer be able to do it (and) I’ll have to deal with the extra loss of income.”

Baker, who had a previous drink driving entry also at 0.06, said she would “endeavour” to prevent herself drink driving by using a friend’s breathalyser or not driving.

“I pushed my limits for a friend’s birthday and now have to accept the consequences for my actions,” Baker said.

Baker pleaded guilty to driving over the general alcohol limit, but not over the middle alcohol limit.

Magistrate Peter Saggers told Baker she needed to take responsibility for her drink driving actions.

“If you’re going to have a drink – just don’t drive. It’s safer to not take your car at all,” he said.

Baker was fined $350 and disqualified from driving for three months.