13 Dec 07
McDonald's fines UK drive-thru eaters £125 for staying more than 45 min →
McDonald’s restaurants in the UK have put license-plate cameras in their drive-through parking lots. The cameras watch how long you eat for; if you go over 45 minutes, a fine is sent to your house automatically, charging you £125, and if you don’t pay, the fine goes up and up and up.
The company that manages McDonald’s car parks, Civil Enforcement, also works with a string of other blue-chip companies. BP used it until recently to monitor some of its petrol station forecourts.One…