Thomas Lowry, 59, would not have committed an offence had he remained on the pavement, Burnley magistrates were told.
But he fell foul of the law after travelled into the road - where drink-driving laws become applicable for the scooters.
Police saw Lowry's scooter in Daneshouse Road, Burnley "swerving all over the road", causing vehicles to manoeuvre around him.
When officers approached, he had an open bottle of vodka in the scooter's basket and was "clearly very drunk", the court heard.
Magistrates banned Lowry, who had previous drink- drive convictions, from driving a car for three years, despite the fact that he does not use one due to his disabilities. They were unable to ban him from using the scooter as it does not need a licence or insurance.
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