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McDonald's Fines Customers Who Take Too Long to Eat

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Eat up, shop fast and move along.

That's the message some stores and fast-food establishments, including McDonald's, is giving its customers in England.

At 40 McDonald's there, drive-thru customers are given 45 minutes to finish their meal and leave the parking lot before a $225 ticket is issued, The Guardian reported.

The restrictions were put in place because people were abusing parking privileges at the establishments, a spokeswoman for McDonald's told The Guardian.

Click here to view the full report from The Guardian.

If customers decide not to pay the fine, the fee rises and they are threatened with court action, the newspaper reported.

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