A millionaire's son who was shopped to police by his parents for drink-driving in his mother's Mercedes 'doesn't bear a grudge' against them despite being given a lengthy ban.

Edward George, 30, had drunk two bottles of wine when he got into mother Alison's car and drove away from the family's home on Sandbanks.

His parents called police to inform them he was driving while already disqualified from the roads for a previous drink-drive offence.

Officers went to their £2m home and were waiting when George returned an hour later.

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He was 'heavily intoxicated' and admitted driving so they arrested and breathalysed him, finding him to be over twice the drink-drive limit.

George pleaded guilty to drink driving, driving while disqualified and without insurance at Poole Magistrates' Court and was due to be sentenced in April.

But the hearing was adjourned for two months as his family had paid for him to undergo expensive rehab at a private Midlands clinic.

After completing his treatment, magistrates gave him a 46 month driving ban, a £400 fine and ordered him to carry out 150 hours unpaid work.

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Mark Hensleigh, defending, said Edward George was now sober following treatment.

He added that his client bore no resentment towards his parents for calling the police and was indebted to them for paying for his stay in rehab.

Mr Hensleigh said: "George has an alcohol problem.

He knows he was foolish to drive and cooperated with police.

"The offence was a lightbulb moment and his parents were able to have the resources to get him away (from Sandbanks) because he needed to get away.

"He doesn't bear a grudge against his family for in effect telling police he had gone because no one would have known had they not told police he was driving the car."

Nicola Reece, prosecuting, said George had driven to his ex-partner's house to see their son.

When he got there she called a taxi for him to take him home.

Mrs Reece said: "Mr George was disqualified from driving for 36 months in April 2021 for offences of driving with excess alcohol.

"On December 27, 2021, police received a call that Mr George had taken a vehicle from his home address and was heavily intoxicated and the informant had stated he was a disqualified driver.

"Officers attended and he returned to the address on foot.

"He told officers the location of the vehicle and as he appeared heavily intoxicated he was breathalysed and arrested.

"At police interview he gave a full account saying he had drunk two bottles of wine and was not in the right state of mind following the break up of his relationship with the mother of his child.

"He couldn't sleep so he wanted to see his child and deemed himself fit to drive which he now realises was a stupid decision."

George was found to have 85ml of alcohol in 100ml of breath, over double the 35ml limit.