<P> In recent years, there has been a decline in drive - through banking due to increased traffic congestion and the increased availability of automated teller machines and telephone and Internet banking . However, many bank buildings now feature drive - through ATMs . </P> <P> Harold Willis and his father, Robert Willis, first incorporated a dairy and eggs drive through service in Redlands, California, in the early 1940s, supplying milk and eggs quickly and efficiently to driving customers; this utilized a dairy conveyor belt that Harold Willis had invented . Some supermarkets offer drive - through facilities for grocery shopping . In the UK, this service was first announced by Tesco in August 2010 . And in the United States, Crafty's Drive - Buy Grocery Store in Virginia started offering the service . In 2012, the Dutch chain Albert Heijn introduced a "Pick Up Point" where one can collect groceries bought online . </P> <P> Pedestrians sometimes attempt to walk through the drive - through to order food after the seated section of a fast - food restaurant has closed . Many establishments refuse drive - through service to pedestrians for safety, insurance, and liability reasons . Cyclists are usually refused service with the same justification given . However, in the summer of 2009, Burgerville gave use of the drive - through window to bicyclists . Similar issues can arise in rural areas for people on horseback or in a horse - drawn carriage . </P> <P> On 20 July 2013, a woman was fined for taking her horse inside a McDonald's restaurant in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom after being refused service at the drive - through . The horse ended up defecating inside the restaurant which caused distress to other customers . </P>

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