McDonalds to drive-through eaters: GTFO

Dan 17 Dec, 2007 at 12:02pm ET Article published in Tech

The Guardian reports that the lot management company for McDonlads in the UK is now using license plate cameras to time how long vehicles stay in the parking lot.

Stay over 45 minutes, and slow eaters are fined 125 pounds (about 250 US dollars) per instance. Of course, when slow eaters receive the fine in the mail, the company offers to lower the fine to 75 pounds (about 125 dollars) if payment is sent immediately.

People who decide to contest the fines or to ignored them are subject to increasing fine amounts, collection agency referrals, and being ordered to court.

Comments

17 Dec 2007 ~ 12:39pm Shorty Only in Britain. Really, only here can this truly be implemented.
17 Dec 2007 ~ 12:39pm Sonorous Seems like Mickey D's knows how to treat a customer!

"Hey customer! Want to try a tasty burger....?"

*mickey d's employee sneaks out drive-thru windows and slaps a fine with the hand of justice*
19 Dec 2007 ~ 3:52am airbornflght This is so absurd that it is funny.
19 Dec 2007 ~ 7:06pm RWB I was honestly thinking they were gonna be doing that in the US, I would not be surprised. Mass riots would ensue in the fattest nation in the world
20 Dec 2007 ~ 10:02am the_technocrat I dunno, without London's traffic problems, I think we eat on the go. Also, I don't know about anywhere else, but I haven't seen too many McDonalds around here where you have any choice but to re-enter the roadway coming out of the drive-thru.