KFC responds as dozens of rats crawl from under bins and scatter across car park in Peterborough

Dozens of rats have been caught on camera crawling out from under bins and scurrying across the car park of a KFC fast food restaurant in Peterborough.

The video was taken by a Peterborough delivery driver and shows the rodents scattering outside KFC, in London Road, on the evening of October 19.

"It was crazy,” the delivery driver, who recorded the rats from inside of his car but did not wish to be named, said.

“I picked up an order and when I went to leave that’s when I saw them.

“I am person that is really scared of rats, so I did not want to go over."

Pest control were called to the restaurant and KFC has said that it will be ‘monitoring the situation’ to ensure it ‘doesn’t happen again’.

A KFC spokesperson said: “Operating responsibly is our number one priority and we have strict processes in place to ensure the quality and hygiene standards of the areas that surround our restaurants.

"The ground behind the restaurant has recently seen a significant amount of work which we’ve been advised has disturbed the pests’ natural surroundings. The team immediately called in pest control who are managing the issue and confirmed all of the necessary procedures are in place.

"We always make sure our bins are collected as scheduled and we’ll be monitoring the situation to make sure this doesn’t happen again.”

According to the latest date of inspection by the Food Standards Agency on 20 December 2018, the restaurant was given a five star food hygiene rating.