Taliah Patricia Read, 18, was spotted stopped at the roundabout at Fitzroy Street and Bultje Street in her green Toyota Camry when she was approached by police about 4am on January 1.

After police told her to move the car off the road, she narrowly missed hitting the fixed traffic sign, court documents revealed.

When police asked for Read's licence, she told them "I don't have my wallet and I have a learner licence".

Despite a strong smell of alcohol on Read's breath, she told police she hadn't had alcohol in the last 15 minutes, but had been drinking.

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She was taken to Dubbo Police Station, and returned a positive alcohol reading of 0.137.

According to police facts, officers said while Read remained cooperative, due to her level of intoxication at times she appeared cheerful, giggling and smiling.

"See, I told you I was gonna get locked up tonight, I told ya," she said.

Later that morning, about 6.24am Read was again spotted by police driving south over the Serisier Bridge.

When police pulled her over, there was nobody else in the car, and she emotionally told police "I've already been arrested and charged today".

After returning a positive roadside breath test, she was taken back to the police station again where breath analysis revealed a reading of 0.111.

Read told police she had consumed an unknown amount of blueberry vodka cruisers and Moscato at a home in Peak Hill earlier.

In Dubbo Local Court earlier this month, Read pleaded guilty to two counts of mid-range drink driving, one count of a learner driver not accompanied by a supervising driver and one count of driving while suspended.

It was requested the case be adjourned for the 18-year-old to complete the traffic offenders program.

Defence lawyer Joshua Hammer said Read had acknowledged her actions were "stupid", and said given the lack of public transport in Peak Hill her need for a licence was high.

However Magistrate Gary Wilson said Read would have known she was still over the limit when she got back in the driver's seat of her car after being charged two hours earlier.

"It's not often, in fact it's very rare that someone gets charged with the same offence in a matter of hours," he said.

"Why you chose to drive is beyond comprehension."

Magistrate Wilson warned Read the maximum penalty for mid-range drink-driving carried nine months imprisonment, which was how seriously the court viewed the offence.

For the two counts of mid-range drink-driving Read was convicted and placed on a community corrections order for 12 months, disqualified from driving for 12 months and ordered to install an interlock device for one year.

For the one count of being a learner driver not accompanied by a supervising driver, and one count of driving while suspended Read was fined $250 each, and disqualified from driving for three months.

"I strongly recommend you don't get behind the steering wheel," Magistrate Wilson said.