A man has been fined £10 for pushing a mobility scooter beside a busy road while drunk.

Denver Whittington , 24, was spotted by two plain clothes police officers who saw him swaying as he pushed the scooter along Valley Drive, Gravesend, at about 10pm.

Whittington, of Freeman Road, Gravesend, was charged with being in charge of a mobility scooter whilst drunk on a highway. He denied the charge but later changed his plea to guilty.

Kirsty Randall , prosecuting, said: "He appeared to be moving very slowly and moved into a car park.

"He was staggering with it, at which point the police approached him and identified themselves as police officers."

Wayne Crowhurst , defending, said Whittington was pushing the scooter, which belonged to his disabled brother, because it needed charging at his uncle's house.

There was no possibility that it could have been driven because it was completely out of battery, Mr Crowhurst added.

When tested, Whittington had 110 micrograms of alcohol in his blood. . The drink driving limit is 35 micrograms.

Chairman of the bench Mary Goodland described it as an "undoubtedly unusual case".

She fined Whittington £10 with a victim surcharge of £15, and told him to pay £25 towards court costs.