BBC weather presenter cried ‘tears of relief’ after Dundee car park drama

BBC presenter Judith Ralston cried “tears of relief” after her car was freed from a locked Dundee car park by two police officers and a security guard.

The Glasgow-based personality who presents the weather on BBC Scotland was in the city to host the Tayside Contracts Excellence Awards ceremony at the Caird Hall on Friday.

She used the Overgate car park but returned later to find she was 30 minutes too late and her car was locked in.

However, two police officers, PC Chris Coleman and PC Nigel Green, and Overgate security guard Brian came to her aid.

Judith said: “I was locked out and had to get back to Glasgow for my kids and thought ‘what am I going to do?’

“Then, two policemen came round the corner. They managed to get in touch with the guy in charge of the car park.”

PC Green tweeted after the incident: “Pleasure to help a damsel in distress.”

Judith added: “They didn’t know who I was, so they weren’t doing it because I was on TV. They were doing it so I could get back to my kids. I was very relieved when I was on my way home. I had tears of relief rolling down my face. It seems daft but I had to get back to my children.”