Tesco to introduce 'more helpful' self-service checkout voice

The voice of the self service checkout at Tesco is to change Credit: Good Morning Britain

The dreaded sound of "unexpected item in the bagging area" from the Tesco self-service checkout is about to become a thing of the past.

The supermarket giant is revamping all its machines and will be rolling out a new voice which it claims is "friendlier, more helpful and less talkative".

It is being trialled in Peterborough, and Tesco plans to install the new voice at self-service checkouts in all stores by the end of October.

Listen to the difference between the current checkout voice and the new one here: