Supermarket giant Tesco is set to open the UK’s first drive-thru store.

The service is aimed at customers who do not want to carry out their weekly shop themselves, but who also do not have time to wait at home for an internet delivery.

Instead for a flat fee of £2 they will be able to drive to a dedicated area in a Tesco store at a set time and pick up their shopping without having to leave their car.

The first drive-thru store is being launched at the group’s Tesco Extra store in Baldock, Hertfordshire, today (Monday) as a pilot.

If it is successful the group plans to roll it out across other areas of the country, although it does not have a timescale for the expansion.