A bike rider spotted swerving across the central line was found to be almost three times the drink-drive limit.

Carlos Uruena, 56, was stoped by the Police on South Road, Warwick, in the early hours of March 10.

Asked whether he had been drinking, he replied "Yes, I had a couple of beers at Elbow Beach," according to Principal Crown counsel Malcolm McColm, addressing Magistrates' Court.

The defendant, a Canadian contract worker residing in Ord Road, Warwick, went on to plead: "Can't you just give me a break, I live right around the corner?"

He was arrested, and blew a breath sample of 219 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood, when the legal limit is 80 milligrams.

Uruena pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol at Magistrates' Court, and apologised for his actions. He was fined $800, banned from the roads for 12 months, and given 10 demerit points.