A 'foolish' drink driver was 'out of his head' at a McDonald's drive-thru after a working men's club lager binge.

Joshua Walker was behind the wheel of a Mitsubishi Colt in the McDonald's car park in Wychbold, near Worcester when one of the staff told him he looked like he was 'out of his head'.

The 31-year-old admitted driving with excess alcohol when he appeared before magistrates in Worcester on Thursday following the incident on October 9 this year.

Ralph Robyns-Landricombe, prosecuting, said staff at the restaurant became aware of Walker's 'intoxicated state' as he drove up to the window of the drive-thru to pay.

"His speech was slurred and his eyes were bloodshot and he was swaying slightly in his seat" said the prosecutor.

One of the staff members told Walker 'you look like you're out of your head' but Walker was said to have dismissed the worker's concerns, telling them he was okay.

Police officers arrived.

"Walker was unsteady on his feet, slurring his words and smelled heavily of intoxicating liquor" said Mr Robyns-Landricombe.

He failed a roadside breath test. The lowest evidential reading was 77 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, more than twice the legal limit of 35.

Walker made 'full and frank admissions' in interview, telling officers he had been drinking with his sister at Droitwich Working Men's Club where he had 'a few pints of lager and one shot'. He had no previous convictions.

The defendant, who represented himself, said: "I have been so foolish. It's with deep regret I knew straight away I had done wrong. I have been suffering since.

"I have lost my job. I have lost my relationship, lost my freedom. It wasn't a luxury I afforded myself - it was a necessity. I can only hold my hands up and say I was wrong."

David Shadwell, the chairman of the bench, said: "It takes courage to do that so thanks very much."

He later added: "Thank you in open court for being so honest and up-front, not only with your remorse but what you have said."

When asked abut his personal circumstances by Mr Shadwell, Walker replied 'obliterated' and confessed that he was representing himself because, to his embarrassment, he did not have the funds to pay for a solicitor.

"I have exhausted my funds" he told the bench. He explained that he was self-employed and the day before the hearing had lost his job. Asked if he had any savings, Walker replied: "I wish."

Walker said of the manner of his driving: "I never meant to do anything serious. I wasn't going sideways on the roundabout or anything like that. It's there in black and white. I'm not disputing anything."

Magistrates banned him from driving for 20 months. They told him, once his ban was over, he would have to re-apply to the DVLA for his driving licence.

However, they did offer him a drink driving rehabilitation course which will reduce the length of the disqualification by 20 weeks if he completes it successfully and at at his own expense.

Walker of The Ridgeway, Droitwich, was fined £120 and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £34 and costs of £135.