BBC host John Beattie was pulled over by police and breathalysed after an onlooker mistakingly reported him for drink-driving.
The Scotland Drivetime presenter sipped on a non-alcohol drink of beer to accompany his fish and chips on the last day of his holiday.
An onlooker misjudged the situation, thinking the contents of his bottle contained alcohol.
John, 62, who is a former rugby union player, was then stopped by two police officers as he made his way back to Glasgow after a short staycation in Islay.
John, who was completely taken aback by the situation, was breathalysed by the officers, who found his alcohol levels to be zero.
John Beattie was breathalysed by cops on his way back to Glasgow
Beattie documented the incident on Twitter to his 32,200 followers.
He penned: “After an amazing holiday on Islay someone in Inveraray told the police I’d been drinking beer at the harbour last night before jumping back in my car again.
“They pulled me over blue lights etc on Loch Lomondside….. The reading was zero. I was using up an alcohol free bottle with excellent fish and chips. The lads were ok with me taking the picture. So, back to work today.”
John was inundated with supportive messages from his fans.
John Beattie was mistakingly reported to police
One social networker said: “Ugh. What a nasty thing to do.”
Another Twitter user said: “I hope you’re alright. While false its good to know that the police responded to reports of this nature, better to be safe than sorry when it comes to the dangers of drunk driving. I hope they follow up with who made the false report though!,” commented another.
A third added: “All joking aside. Drink driving is still an issue across the world. Person did the correct thing, if they had thought it was alcohol you were drinking. Better 10mins inconvenience rather than another statistic. Appreciate you were not drinking though.”
The legal drink drive limit is lower than anywhere else in the UK.
The current limit is 50 milligrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.
It is 80 milligrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
