Pub chain offering everyone free pints for taking part in the General Election

On Friday, December 13, the nation will wake up to a new Government, and now is your chance to have your say - but why not pick up a free beer while you're at it?

Pub chain Brewdog is offering free drinks for everyone that takes part in the General Election on Thursday in bid to get the nation voting.

The brewer's Vote Punk bus - which first made appearances during the 2016 EU referendum campaign - is back and travelling the country with free pints for everyone that votes.

It's a nod to the scandalous Brexit Bus that inaccurately claimed the UK sends £350million worth of NHS money to the EU every year.

To receive your free pint, you'll have to take a selfie outside the polling station which you can show at the till at your local BrewDog UK Bar .

The offer will be running on election day itself - Thursday - for those who vote in person.

Those who voted by post can show their registration confirmation email at the bar on December 12 to qualify.

You'll be able to choose from four different beers: Punk IPA, their flagship IPA, Punk AF, BrewDog’s new alcohol free IPA, Nanny State alcohol free hoppy ale, or Vagabond gluten free American pale ale.

"We want to reward anyone voting in the General Election with a Punk IPA on us. Whatever your views, whatever your status, every vote was created equal," said James Watt, co-founder of BrewDog.

"We’re not affiliated with any political party, we don’t care who you vote for but we would like to buy you a beer. Whatever is next for our country, drinking great craft beer might just get us through it."

BrewDog is not the first brand to use a controversial bus placement ad to wade into the 2019 general election debate.

Earlier this month, a Burger King ad read "another whopper on the side of a bus. Must be an election."

Back in January, Channel 4 jumped on the Brexit bus bandwagon to promote its series with Benedict Cumberbatch.

Instead of 'take back control' the red bus read "take back the remote control. Watch gripping new TV drama."

On Friday, December 13, the nation will wake up to a new Government, and now is your chance to have your say.

Voters can can get on top of all of the election coverage on our page here - including polls, predictions and more.

But even if you've missed out - it's still worth making sure you're on the electoral roll - as it could make you richer.

Registering to vote instantly boosts your credit score - a factor lenders look at when deciding whether to lend you money for a loan or mortgage.

It is seen as a sign of stability by banks and can therefore mean you get better access to better rates on loans and mortgages - and can even help with things such as taking out a mobile contract.