Police have been called to McDonald's branches across the UK as restaurants reopen their doors to the public, amid the ongoing coronavirus lockdown.
Forces were called to a drive-thru McDonald’s in Cambridgeshire on Wednesday, after dozens of customers turned up when it re-opened.
Fans were pictured walking around car parks, despite social distancing laws, while hundreds of cars queued around the block to pick up orders, almost eight weeks after 1,270 branches were closed to the public.
Officers attended the Boongate store in Peterborough after it opened to customers at 11am with a limited menu, accepting drive-thru orders only.
It's one of six Peterbrough restaurants that have reopened today.
Dozens of cars were seen queuing around the car park as customers rushed to get their hands on burgers, fries and milkshakes.
And it's similar scenes at restaurants elsewhere, as fans gather to pick up orders amid the ongoing pandemic.
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It comes as the fast food company announced plans to reopen all drive-thru branches by June, including 39 in the UK today.
A statement from McDonald's said: "With restaurant teams adjusting to new procedures to enable safe working and social distancing, things may take a little longer – and high demand is anticipated.
"McDonald’s and its franchisees are working closely with local authorities and the police, and may determine that it is necessary to close Drive Thru lanes if queues cause disruption at busier sites or put employees or customers at risk."
The latest restaurants to open, located in London, the south-east of England and Ireland, will offer a limited menu between 11am and 10pm.
In line with Government guidelines, perspex screens have been installed at drive thru windows and employees have been told to wear protective equipment.
Dividers have also been put in place, including cones across car parks, with store security patrolling zones to ensure the reopenings comply with social distancing and ongoing lockdown measures.
And, like rivals, customers will be asked to pay using contactless where possible, with a spending cap of £25 per car.
Burger King, which began a phased reopening for delivery at sites in Bristol, Swindon and Coventry in April, today opened more branches as part of plans to reopen 20 a week.
KFC has about 100 outlets open for delivery only. The UK’s largest fast food chicken chain is offering a limited menu in locations including London, Hampshire, Birmingham, Glasgow, Sussex, Greater Manchester and Staffordshire.
Elsewhere, bakery chain Greggs is trialling a limited menu to walk-in customers at a number of outlets in its home city of Newcastle and the north-east of England.
It withdrew its initial plans to reopen 20 of its 2,050-plus locations, over fears that crowds could gather outside.
Starbucks has also reopened 150 branches, with customers able to buy coffee to take away or for delivery.
The Costa Coffee chain says it has reopened 79 of its 2,700 branches across the country for takeaway and drive-through, from Swindon and St Ives, to Wrexham and Doncaster.
Its restaurants, offering pan-Asian cuisine, will initially be open from Thursday to Sunday and from 4pm to 9.30pm, although the Kensington and Peckham branches in London will try out a seven-day operation.
