A Blackpool pet shop owner had been drinking when he crashed into the back of a car, a court was told.

Paul Bond, 35, of Lawsons Road, Thornton, pleaded guilty to failing to provide a breath specimen for alcohol testing.

Bond was disqualified from driving for three years and fined £240 with £85 costs plus £24 victims’ surcharge by Blackpool magistrates.

Nicola Corney, prosecuting, said police were called to a car accident on Queens Promenade on April 26 about midnight.

Two cars were on opposite sides of the road and were extensively damaged, the court was told.

Bond was stood next to a Saab and told an officer: “She slammed on the brakes and I went into the back of her.”

A roadside breath test showed he was more than twice over the limit with 89 micrograms of alcohol in his body – 35 micrograms is the limit.

At the police station he was obstructive and failed to provide the required specimens.

Bond had a previous drink-drive conviction.

Patrick Nelligan, defending, said the consequences of a driving ban for Bond would be drastic as he would not be able to get supplies himself for his pet shop.