A Lurg woman who was caught drink driving more than three times the legal limit laughed to police, as she was intercepted just a kilometre away from her hotel, a court has heard.

The woman did not appear at Wangaratta Magistrates’ Court on Monday, but had her matter dealt in her absence.

The court heard the woman was intercepted driving a white Holden utility on the Great Alpine Road in Wangaratta just past 9pm on 28 September last year.

She gave a breath test reading of .174 and had her licence immediately suspended, with her car impounded.

The court heard she appeared to show little remorse for her offending, laughing throughout the police intercept.

She told police she had two Long Island iced teas and beer over two hours and wanted to get back to her hotel, which was a kilometre away.

Magistrate Megan Casey imposed a 17-month driving ban and a $1000 fine without conviction.