$700 FINE FOR SIX WINES

A GOLD COAST artist and writer was caught drink driving after seven hours of consuming alcohol, a court has been told.

Trevor Lee Sutton pleaded guilty in the Southport Magistrate Court on Wednesday to being in charge of a motor vehicle when over the middle alcohol limit.

The 65-year-old was spotted in his car in a disabled park on Margaret Ave, Broadbeach at 1am on February 6.

Police said Sutton, who looked glassy-eyed and slurred speech, recorded a blood-alcohol reading 0.134.

Sutton told police he had six wines over a seven-hour period and was attempting to drop his friend off in Mermaid Waters.

Magistrate Kerry Magee fined Sutton $700 and suspended him from driving for four months.

No conviction was recorded.