The cerebral palsy sufferer was left stunned when he was told he could have no more than two bottles of Budweiser during a visit to the Stick Or Twist pub in Leeds city centre.

He claims that after he went to the bar to order his third bottle of the evening, staff insisted they could not serve him because of "the drink drive laws."

Mr Cook, 33, whose wheelchair has a top speed of just 4mph, said: "I was flabbergasted and upset. Now I'm angry and I want an apology.

"If I was going to go out and get behind the wheel of a car, then obviously I could understand it – but the fact is, I wasn't.

"I'd only had two bottles of beer. It's not as if I was steaming drunk."

Mr Cook, a benefits agency worker from Seacroft, Leeds, has been a regular at the JD Wetherspoon-owned Stick Or Twist in Merrion Way for a number of years.

He says he never had any problems in the pub until the Saturday night earlier this month when his request for a Budweiser was turned down.

The following Saturday evening he went back and was once again told he would have to switch to soft drinks after having two bottles of beer.

A spokesman for the Wetherspoon pub chain today apologised to Mr Cook for what he said was a case of mistaken identity.

The spokesman said another wheelchair-using regular at the Stick Or Twist had agreed he would have no more than two drinks whenever he was in there.

A new member of staff had got that man mixed up with Mr Cook, who should have no problem getting served in the future, the spokesman added.

He said the pub's manager was keen to meet with Mr Cook to discuss any concerns he might have.

The Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act states that "invalid carriages" which – like Mr Cook's wheelchair – weigh less than 254kg are exempt from the section of the Road Traffic Act which deals with driving while under the influence of drink.