SOME McDonald’s branches in the BCP area are reportedly closed this morning after an international IT system fault. 

It’s not clear how many in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are closed this morning, but at least the Tower Park and Wessex Gate branches are closed. 

The Bournemouth town centre restaurant in Old Christchurch Road was open on Friday morning.

Problems with IT and the McDonald's app have been reported worldwide, including in the UK, on Friday, March 15. 

McDonald’s has apologised to customers after they were unable to order food following an IT system outage in its restaurants.

The company blamed the issue on a “technology outage” and stressed that it was not linked to any cybersecurity issues.

Luke Brett, 34, from Surrey, said he was travelling to Poole and stopped at the McDonalds in the Wessex Gate Retail Park to get a breakfast wrap and a drink but was unable to place his order.

He said: “There was a notice on the door saying the systems are down and all the screens were blank and I was trying to order a breakfast wrap.

“(The restaurant) was open but I was turned away by the staff inside who said the IT systems were down.”

A McDonald’s spokeswoman said: “We are aware of a technology outage which impacted our restaurants.

“The issue has now been resolved in the UK and Ireland. We thank customers for their patience and apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused.

“The issue is not related to a cybersecurity event.”