A shopper has reportedly been banned from Tesco after taking photos of shelves emptied by panic-buyers during the coronavirus pandemic.
Ian Driver went to pick up some groceries with his wife when he spotted the baked beans, eggs and beer aisles had been targeted by stockpilers.
The 60-year-old says he innocently took some snaps on his phone before a member of staff came up and asked what he was doing.
The dad-of-three carried on with his shopping before claiming he was collared by a security guard on the way out.
He then took a photograph of him and was told he was banned from the Tesco Extra, in Broadstairs, Kent, for six months.
It comes as thousands of Brits have shared photos and videos of empty supermarket shelves after the Coronavirus outbreak.
Shoppers have been stockpiling goods including toilet roll as they have to self-isolate for two weeks.
Former councillor Ian said: "You really can't make it up. It still hasn't sunk in."
"I was with my wife and we went at 9am after we dropped my daughter at school.
"I noticed a lot of the shelves were empty.
"I took some photographs because it is not usually like that. I have seen a lot of people share similar photos on Facebook."
He added: "A member of staff came up to me who was extremely pleasant.
"I explained what I had done and carried on with my shopping."
Then about 15 minutes later as he left he was stopped by security.
"He got quite aggressive and said I was banned for six months," he added.
He said when he tried to explain he had only done what thousands of other Brits had done over the last fortnight, he was asked to leave.
A Tesco spokesman said: "We want everyone to feel welcome in our stores and always work to ensure the safety of our customers and colleagues."
