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Brits form hour-long queues as McDonald's restaurants reopen in UK

May 21, 2020

Britons have welcomed the reopening of some of McDonald’s drive-thru sites with long queues.

Services resumed at 33 sites across England, with orders capped at $30 per car, the BBC reports.

It follows reports of some branches experiencing hour-long queues, including London and Essex.

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