'It put me off my fries': McDonald's customer left disgusted after spotting a colony of rats scavenging for scraps in the car park
- A plague of rats were filmed scavenging for food in the car park of a McDonald's
- Customer Liam Edwards spotted at least four of the rodents hunting for scraps
- The footage was shared online and McDonald's say pest control were brought in
Customers at a McDonald's drive-thru were left disgusted after spotting a swarm of rats scavenging for food in the car park.
Liam Edwards, 20, filmed the rodents on his smartphone as they scurried through litter on the hunt for scraps, in the Wolverhampton Road diner in Oldbury.
McDonald's say they have now brought in pest control after the footage was shared to Facebook[4].
A McDonald's customer was left disgusted after seeing a colony of rats in the car park s cavenign for food
Liam, from Northfield, said: 'I was with my friend at the time. We had just bought some fries and a drink and had pulled in a space reserved for people awaiting their food.
'I was tucking into my fries when I saw some movement in front of me on the car park. I had a closer look and saw a couple of rats and then more just pour onto the car park.
'There must have been nine or 10 of them. I was shocked. It turned my stomach and put me off my fries.
'There was a lot of litter on the car park and the rats were obviously attracted to it.'
A spokeswoman said they were taking action to have the problem resolved.
She said: 'We carry out regular and multiple litter picks in this shared car park throughout the day and we are disappointed to see this footage.
Liam Edwards, 20, from Oldbury shared the clip online prompting McDonald's to investigate. He said: 'It turned my stomach and put me off my fries.'
A McDonald's spokesperson said: 'Pest Control experts have been to assess the situation and have raised no concerns with the proactive action we are taking.'
'Pest Control experts have been to assess the situation and have raised no concerns wi th the proactive action we are taking.
'The car park is owned by a third party and we will be looking to contact them as a matter of urgency, in order to seek a solution to the issue.
'We would like to stress that this in no way affects inside our restaurant or land owned by us – it is linked to the shared car park outside.'
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