As the UK's lockdown restrictions begin to be eased off, many restaurants and fast food sites have begun to reopen for take-away.
Places such as KFC, McDonald's, Costa and Starbucks have been operating again through their drive-thru services - but the queues have been long in some places.
Costa had to close its Trafford drive-thru after cars blocked a nearby junction, while McDonald's fans waited for over an hour in baking heat in Bolton on Tuesday.
Now, a furloughed web developer has launched a free app that could help people to beat the queues.
Paul Hulatt, who was also behind the Supermarket Check-In app that was downloaded by more than half a million people, has now released his Restaurant Check-In app.
The app relies on users to keep it updated for others - diners can check in, and log details of how long they waited for their food and drinks, to let others know the best time to visit.
Paul said: "Given all the issues there have been with queues during the current crisis, especially at major fast food chains since they’ve reopened, I wanted to help.
"After being placed on furlough, I had decided to use my free time to keep my development skills up to date - and these apps are the result!
"None of this information was publicly available elsewhere so I came up with the idea of creating a way for people to easily ‘check-in’ to their local restaurant or takeaway after visiting or ordering, so that others in their local community could benefit.
"This kind of socially-generated content is a really great way of communities coming together and helping each other get through this crisis."
The Restaurant Check-In app is available for free through the Apple store and the Google store.
