Chesterfield estate agent almost lost licence when found high on cannabis behind wheel of Audi TT

Annabelle Lamb was spotted in the vehicle with a male passenger parked up in a layby at The Dale, Wirksworth, on November 21 last year.

Chesterfield Magistrates’ Court was told on Tuesday, August 11, that when officers had approached the vehicle, it had smelled strongly of the drug.

Prosecuting, Becky Allsop said that when tested by officers, she had 7.7mg of the drug in her system when the legal limit is two.

She said: “There was a small amount of cannabis in the car and she tested positive. She was interviewed by police and said that she had picked up a friend to go to a local viewing point, and there were other friends meeting them at that location. She said she had no intention of driving home after smoking the cannabis.”

Lamb, 24, of Pudding Pie Hill, Wigley, Chesterfield, admitted being in charge of a motor vehicle above the legal limit of a controlled drug.

Defence lawyers said Lamb had worked hard to build up her career as a sales negotiator for a Chesterfield-based estate agent and would struggle to keep her employment if banned from the roads. They added that she also felt ashamed at the incident, for the impact it had had on her family’s good name.

She received 10 penalty points on her licence, was fined £200 and was ordered to pay £85 in costs and a £32 victim surcharge.

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