13 May 2024, 08:40

By Johnny Jenkins

Dining and dashing is a worrying new trend which is destroying British businesses - here’s a simple solution to the crisis.

Call me old fashioned, but when I visit a restaurant I pay the bill.

I’m an expert in the universal hand signal for requesting the cheque - pretend you are holding a pen and wiggle your hand at the waiter, while mouthing ‘the bill, please’.

I thought everyone did this slightly embarrassing dad-like routine, but there’s plenty of Brits who need to learn how to pay the bill.

A Welsh couple admitted last week to dining and dashing over £1,000 from five restaurants. Approached outside court, the pair covered their........

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