A 48-year-old drink-driver has completed just two hours out of a 140-hour community service order.

George Arthur Horner was sentenced in August last year, but on Tuesday probation services asked the court to revoke the order and resentence him.

Horner admitted breaching the community service order six times by failing to turn up for workgroups and meetings.

High Bailiff Jayne Hughes ordered a probation report assessing resentencing options be prepared and he will be resentenced on April 5.

Prosecuting advocate Rachael Braidwood told the court that Horner was initially sentenced on August 10 after he was seen driving on Douglas promenade on July 25.

He was seen clipping a roadworks cone in his Renault Megane as he drove at 3.30am.

A witness recorded video footage and called police, who found Horner sitting in the vehicle on Royal Avenue West in Onchan, where he lives.

He failed a breathalyser test with a reading of 95. The legal limit is 35.

When interviewed, Horner told police he had drunk ’three or four beers’ before driving home.

The court heard that he had a previous similar conviction in 2002.

After being sentenced to the 140-hour community service order, Horner attended a two-hour induction on August 24 and signed the terms and conditions of the order.

However, he failed to attend a workgroup on November 14 and November 28.

He then failed to attend a meeting with probation services on December 9.

Horner then didn’t turn up for another workgroup on December 12 and two further meetings on December 20 and 31.

He made no contact with probation regarding his absences.

Defence advocate Ian Kermode handed in letters from a doctor and Horner’s employer.

However, High Bailiff Jayne Hughes queried the letters as the one from Horner’s doctor was dated in February and said that was unable to hold down a job, but his employer letter from a brickworks company, said he was working.

Horner said that the doctor’s letter was referring to a period before he started working.

Mr Kermode said: ’The breach of the community service order is, on the face of it, a brazen non-compliance. Mr Horner does want to apologise. He has buried his head in the sand.

’Though he was working full-time he was very depressed at the time.

’He feels ashamed about his non-compliance and understands the peril it has put him in, and that he’s in real danger of custody.’

The advocate also said that his client had issues with a chronic hand condition.

The court also heard that a warrant had been issued for non-payment of a fine in relation to income tax returns, with £740 still outstanding.

High Bailiff Mrs Hughes told Horner: ’You’ve completely and utterly failed to comply with the order. Yet you’re telling the court you’ve been working full-time during that time.’

Horner was told he must pay the £740 before leaving court or immediately serve days in default for non-payment.

Bail was granted in relation to the community service breach with conditions to live at his home address, to contact probation regarding the preparation of the report, and not to leave the island without court consent.