McDonald's reopens branch at M1 service station for walk-in takeaway service from today

The fast-food favourite had already opened drive-throughs at many of its branches, often leading to long queues, but from today it will be opening its branch at Tibshelf Services on the M1.

The branch will be open at the southbound services, located to the south of the Chesterfield turning on the motorway, and the company says new measures are in place to help keep employees and customers safe.

With restaurant teams adjusting to new procedures to enable safe working and social distancing, stores will look a little different and things may take a little longer.

To help create a safe experience for everyone, McDonald’s has introduced a number of changes to their restaurants:

They include:

McDonald’s will provide clear signposting and floor-markings to create a one-way system around restaurants for customers and delivery couriers, where possible; A limited number of people will be allowed inside restaurants to help customers and employees adhere to social distancing – this will vary depending upon the restaurant size and layout;

Customers will be welcomed inside when a space becomes available and will be asked to sanitise their hands at cleaning stations that have been introduced in all restaurants;

There will be fewer self-order screens switched on and those in use will be sanitised at least every 30 minutes. Customers can also order via the My McDonald’s app.

Customers are asked to use contactless payment where possible.

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