Peter Levy struggled to contain his laughter after making a racy joke during his Look North News programme on Tuesday. 

The broadcaster, 69, fought to maintain his composure after making the accidental innuendo while discussing parking lines. 

It comes as Yorkshire Council admitted their parking lines in Goole were painted too narrow for the average car.

Reporting on the issue on site was journalist Becki Bowden, who said: ‘The lines are likely to be repainted on Wednesday, so until then the message is, don’t worry if your parking is looking a little dodgy.’

As the programme returned to the studio, Peter remarked: ‘Yes, so many people in Goole looking forward to to those extra inches on Wednesday.’

Realising his mistake, he struggled to contain his himself before bursting out into laughter. 

Peter Levy struggled to contain his laughter after making a racy joke during his Look North News programme on Tuesday

The broadcaster, 69, fought to maintain his composure after making the accidental innuendo while discussing parking lines

The blunder left viewers amused as they took to social media with their reactions with one writing: ‘Where are my extra inches? Asking for a friend.’

Another added: ‘How does Peter levy know that the women of Goole are getting short measures!’ 

‘Well you have heard the saying that size matters Pete but how did u say that with a straight face right before who u know needs the extra inches in height,’ a third said.

A fourth penned: ‘To say it just before talking to @Hudsonweather was brave.’

‘M62 will be busy Wednesday,’ a fifth joked.

Despite East Riding of Yorkshire Council requesting a width of 6.5ft (2m), the spaces on Pasture Road have been painted just 5.5ft (1.7m).

The council said it had investigated the size of the spaces and found they fell ‘slightly short of the guide width.’

‘Drivers can park as normal and no parking fines will be issued in the meantime,’ a statement added.

It comes as Yorkshire Council admitted their error when the parking lines in Goole were painted too narrow for the average car

The blunder left viewers amused as they took to social media with their reactions with one writing: ‘Where are my extra inches? Asking for a friend.’

The team at BBC News are no stranger to an on-air gaffe or two, with viewers left in hysterics earlier this year after a reporter claimed a volcano – not a tornado – had ripped through parts of Greater Manchester.

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Storm Gerrit blazed a trail of destruction, wrecking more than 100 homes in Stalybridge, Tameside, as the supercell barrelled across the north.

The overnight tornado ripped off roofs and downed trees as winds of up to 85mph pummelled the community.

Following the devastation, the BBC dispatched its North of England Correspondent, Fiona Trott, to report on the carnage.

But the experienced broadcaster appeared to mix up her words during her report on the disaster, mistakenly saying the area had been ravaged by a volcano – prompting a hilarious reaction from viewers on social media.

In her report, the 26-year broadcasting veteran said: ‘What’s striking is how sudden this was but also how random this was – how one roof could be completely ripped off and another stay intact. That was the path of the volcano.’

BBC News are no stranger to an on-air gaffe, with viewers left in hysterics earlier this year after a reporter claimed a volcano – not a tornado – had ripped through parts of Greater Manchester 

The gaffe triggered a wave of amusing reactions on social media, with one viewer quipping: ‘Crying laughing!! Volcanoes in Manchester. Whatever next.’

Another user on X, formerly Twitter, added: ‘BBC 6pm News tonight. Poor old Manchester – a tornado and a volcano!’

A third said, ‘Volcano in Manchester?!!! This fake news is getting out of hand,’ with a fourth person joking: ‘Well today I’ve learnt Manchester has a volcano…’

Neither Trott nor the BBC have commented on the gaffe.