THOUSANDS of McDonald’s fans are in with the chance of bagging a free McMuffin and Coke Zero.
The fast food restaurant chain is driving its breakfast bus around 10 cities and towns from TODAY until October 21.
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And one lucky person will be in the with the chance of winning an exclusive set from BBC Radio 1 DJ Chris Stark on the bus.
The bus is visiting a host of universities across the UK to hand the muffins out to students, including:
- October 10 – Edinburgh Napier University
- October 11 – University of Northumbria
- October 12– Sheffield University
- October 13 – University of Leeds
- October 14– York University
- October 17 – Nottingham Trent University
- October 18 – Birmingham City University
- October 19 – Cardiff Met University
- October 20 – Bristol UWE University
- October 21 – Portsmouth University
Fans of the maccies’ McMuffin will have to be at their campus locations between 11am and 4pm to be in with a chance of bagging one.
And they’ll have to be fast – each location only has 2,000 to hand out and once they’re gone, they’re gone.
Students will have a choice of egg and cheese, bacon and egg and cheese flavours.
The first 100 students who attend each location will get free McDonald’s merch as well.
Bagging a free McMuffin could save you nearly £3 as well – when we checked how much an individual one costs, it was £2.89 individually.
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Prices may vary depending on where you buy one though.
It comes just days after McDonald’s announced it would be giving away free fries as it raised awareness of “fry thefts”.
While the McMuffin’s from the breakfast bus are free to students between 11am and 4pm, you usually can’t bag a maccie’s breakfast after 11am, despite people wanting it to be an all-day affair.
That’s because the fast food restaurant switches over its menu and starts serving up everyday items like Big Macs and Chicken Legends.
It used to switch to the lunchtime menu half an hour earlier – at 10.30am, but bosses added an extra 30 minutes to the breakfast range in 2019.
Restaurants open 24 hours a day start serving breakfast from 5am.
Every other restaurant kicks off the day with the breakfast menu at their normal opening times.
If you don’t want to order maccies takeaway and don’t where your nearest branch is, you can find it here.
How can I save on my McDonald’s order?
If you’re not one of the lucky students in line for a free muffin, there are ways you can save on your next trip to McDonald’s.
You should choose your branch wisely – menu prices can vary across different restaurants just a couple of miles apart.
We’ve seen Big Mac meals up to 30p cheaper before, which added up over the course of a year could save you a fair few pounds.
You can also get freebies on your birthday if you’ve got the My McDonald’s app.
Remember to log your date of birth on the app though – otherwise you’ll miss out.
You can get a Big Mac and fries for just £1.99 as well if you fill out the quick feedback survey following your last visit.
All you’ll need is your receipt which should have been issued no more than 60 days after your visit.
A 12 digit code will be printed on the proof of purchase and then you can enter the McDonald’s Food for Thought website to fill out a quick survey.
For the full list of tips, you can read our guide here.
