Taking full advantage of the recent hot spell and the forced inability to meet clients in the usual meeting room, McKinnon instead took full advantage of the opportunity to have a socially-distanced meeting on Helensburgh seafront with a client and fellow local resident.

Rather than donning the usual suit and tie, Mr McKinnon pulled on his t-shirt, wraparound shades, shorts and sneakers and hopped onto his eco-friendly electric scooter board to travel the short distance (well under the permitted five miles) to get there.

Wylie & Bisset said that if this is the start of a trend, then perhaps Helensburgh seafront is about to be transformed into the new Venice Beach and the days of dreading a meeting with your accountant will belong to the past.

• Read all of our articles relating to COVID-19 here.