Coronavirus: 'Chaos' as huge queues seen outside McDonald's drive-throughs
Service is resuming at 33 of the fast-food chain's UK sites - and six in Ireland.
Wednesday 20 May 2020 20:40, UK
Huge queues have been seen outside some of McDonald's restaurants, after the fast food chain reopened a number of its drive-throughs.
Images showed cars forming snaking queues outside some of the chain's outlets, as many customers arrived for their first taste since lockdown began.
Some living nearby reported "chaos" on the roads as the restaurants reopened their drive-throughs.
Service is resuming at 33 of the fast-food chain's UK sites - and six in Ireland, which are all in Dublin - between 11am and 10pm.
Customers are limited to a maximum spend of £25 per car and all will be asked to use contactless payment.
The locations join some sites that had already reopened for delivery only, with a limited menu.
McDonald's previously said it planned to reopen all of its drive-through sites by early June, in line with government coronavirus guidelines.
As it gets back to some form of business, the company has introduced safety measures including contactless thermometers for staff, Perspex screens and protective equipment.
Smaller menus have been in place so that kitchen staff can more easily adhere to social distancing rules.
The full list of McDonald's reopening is:
Drive-through only
Ipswich - Ranelagh Road
Ipswich - Ravenswood
Ipswich - Whitehouse
Chelmsford - Regiment Business Park
Hounslow - Travellers Friend
Sutton - Oldfields Road
North Cheam
Strood
Medway Valley Park
Bushey
Staines drive-through
Staines - Ashford
Bourges Boulevard
Peterborough - Boongate
Peterborough - Hampton
Peterborough - Morrisons
Peterborough - Eye Green
Peterborough - Glinton
Rochester - Medway City Estate
Bobbing - Sheppey Way
Dunstable - Luton Road
Luton Retail Park
Watford - Garston
Delivery and drive-through
Chelmsford - Riverside
Chelmsford - Westway
Ipswich - Cardinal Park
Boreham Interchange
Luton Leagrave
Luton - Chaul End Lane
Watford - Hertfordshire Arms
Beechings Way
Sittingbourne Retail Park
Gillingham - Bowaters
Delivery only
Tooting
Dalston
Welling
Harrow
Luton - George Street
Dublin drive-throughs
Nutgrove
Kylemore Road
East Wall
Artaine
Malahide Road
Tallaght