Beer on tap? Robo barmaid slashes pub waiting time and pours pints with touch of a credit card

World's first self-pouring pump will use contactless cards and allow drinkers to order a pint from a touch screen

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BYRUKI SAYID 16:57, 15 DEC 2016 UPDATED20:37, 15 DEC 2016

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A revolutionary pay-and-go beer dispenser is poised to slash queues in packed bars and at festivals and concerts .

The world’s first self pouring pump to use contactless cards allows drinkers to order up a pint from a touch screen, tap their card at the pay point and walk away with a beer all within 60 seconds.

 The innovate “Pay@Pump” designed by credit card giant Barclaycard cuts waiting time to be served from an average 12 minutes at busy times by two thirds.

With no arguments over who’s next in the queue, waiting for change or distracting chit-chat, the prototype is being tested at a bar in central London.

And if successful there are plans to roll out Pay@Pump machines at music events next year such as British Summer Time Hyde Park.

The ground breaking dispenser comes as research reveals one in five Brits have given up waiting to be served in a packed pub or bar and gone elsewhere.

A quarter have come close to walking out and one in five said they would use a tap-and-pour beer machine if it cut down on queuing time.

One in three pub-goers confessed they have tried to charm bar staff into serving them ahead of others with a dazzling smile or cheeky chat-up line while one in five try to jump the queue by frantically waving cash at them.

And a quarter get a friend to order up drinks at the bar to avoid jostling for space at the bar.

Barclaycard spokesperson Tami Hargreaves said: “I’m sure everyone has been stuck behind a person who orders the most complicated cocktail on the menu or a round of ten drinks for their group of friends.

“When people told us that waiting time was one of their biggest annoyances, we wanted to help solve a common problem with a simple solution.

"Pay@Pump could easily be the answer and a win-win for both bars and bar-goers.” 

It is the latest in a line of contactless developments from Barclaycard which has launched touch-and-go payment methods such as wristbands, watches and key fobs.

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