McDonald's customers could be fined £1,000 for this

McDonald's drive-thrus make it super easy and seamless for fans to order and takeaway their food right from the comfort of their cars. But if you are planning on picking up your food from the drive-thru window of your local McDonald’s, make sure that you are not violating any traffic rules or using your mobile apps while in the queue.

As reported by Mirror, the RAC guide to mobile online law makes it a criminal offence to use a mobile phone or any handheld device, while driving your car, even in a drive-thru. Violations of this law could result in fines of up to £1,000.

The RAC guide to mobile online law

As per the report, the law in the RAC guide states that in case of a running engine, it doesn’t matter where one might be, the phone should not be anywhere near the hands of the car driver.

Even if the engine stops automatically, the driver is still not allowed to be tinkering on their phone. This law is applied across all types of roads where the public has free access.

Rules to be followed in a drive-thru

In case anyone is caught using a handheld device while with a running engine, they would be penalised with 6 penalty points and £200. This could imply that for someone who just passed their driving test in the last two years, they could very well be losing their driving license.

RAC spokesperson Rod Dennis is quoted by the report as saying,

Every driver should always ensure they are parked and have their engine switched off before using a handheld phone – anything else could land them in trouble, even if they are in a car park, drive-thru or petrol forecourt.

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Mirror: ‘Drivers risk £1,000 fines and six points for ordering at McDonald's drive thru’