A community worker caught behind the wheel was almost twice the drink-driving limit.
Jatinder Singh, of Pentland Avenue, Clayton, was banned from driving for 16 months by Bingley magistrates.
He said he feared it would hit his voluntary work driving a minibus with the Bradford-based charity, Explosion, which supports disadvantaged people.
Singh, who said he also needed his driving licence in his job with a computer company, pleaded guilty to drink-driving a Mitsubishi Shogun in Stoney Ridge Road, Bradford.
He also admitted driving without insurance - his certificate had expired two days before the offence.
The bench fined him £300 with £45 costs and banned him from driving for 16 months.
He was offered a chance to take a driving course which would reduce his disqualification time.
Prosecutor Katy Rafter said Singh was stopped after police checked his vehicle and found it was without insurance.
A test at the police station revealed he had drunk nearly twice the drink-drive limit.
Singh said his action had been completely out of character.
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