This story is no April 1st joke, and points to the licensing conditions that establishments offering late night refreshments may be willing to accept so that the decision to permit entry relies on the technology and not just on the judgement of a Security Industry approved (SIA) "bouncer "

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First customer turned away from McDonald's after failing booze brea...?

A DRUNKEN diner has fallen foul of McDonalds's new breath-test regime – the first punter to be turned away from the fast-food chain for being inebriated.

A Cambridge branch of the fast food chain was the first in the country to be given kits as part of a police crackdown on alcohol-fuelled crime, with staff told to refuse entry to those deemed too tipsy.

The unnamed 25-year-old teacher had spent a day drinking at the races and popped into the burger restaurant for a late-night snack.

But the unsuspecting diner was turned away by the store’s bouncers after they demanded he blow into a tube.

The initiative sparked horror amongst fans of the restaurant, who jokingly claimed it was a “flagrant and horrific violation” of their human rights.

Cambridge United has followed suit in becoming the UK’s first football club to also impose the tough new rules. 

The kits detect everything above twice the legal drink drive limit and can also pick up if alcohol has been poured into bottles of soft drinks.

Open until midnight Sunday to Friday and 24 hours over the weekend, the city centre fast-food restaurant is a hotspot for drunk students and revellers who gather after the bars and clubs close.

McDonald's bosses met with police and other business leaders today to discuss the plans while will see Cambridge United fans being subjected to the tests at tomorrow's home game at the stadium.

The reveller caught out by the new guidelines had been at Newmarket race course before partying in Cambridge city centre on the night he was refused entry. 

He said: “I went to McDonald's at 2am to get some food and security staff said I had to blow into a breathalyser if I wanted to get in. 

"They said I could have got in if I was three times the drink-drive limit or under. I was well over that, but I couldn't believe they said no.

"How do you get turned away from McDonalds for being too drunk? I don't know why anyone would be there at 2am if they hadn't been drinking. They can't have had many customers that night." 

The newspaper reports the unlucky drinker wanted to buy a large Big Mac meal, but after being denied a McDonalds dinner went to the Trailer of Life burger van instead.

A McDonald's spokeswoman said: "At the request of Cambridgeshire police we are taking part in their pilot scheme.

"A person's behaviour will determine the likelihood of them being breath-tested and this should have no impact on the majority of our customers."

Comment:

George West 9 hours ago

Actually, he refused the breath test! So once again you wish to mislead readers with your headlines!