A drink driver was detected by police at Coober Pedy last night while he was towing another car.

Police pulled over a ute on Flinders Street, Coober Pedy just after 11pm on Monday 23 February for a mobile driver test.

The driver, a 32-year-old man from the Northern Territory, recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.234 - nearly five times the legal limit.

An inspection of the vehicles revealed a makeshift towing setup using a broken trailer drawbar tied to the front of a broken-down vehicle with ropes and straps. The driver had intended to tow the vehicle like this all the way to the NT.

He was issued with a 12-month instant loss of licence and his vehicle was impounded for 28 days. The vehicle was also unregistered and uninsured.

He was reported for drink driving and driving unregistered and uninsured and will be summonsed to appear in court at a later date.

Media Release here.