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Article: Filling stations see drop in frenzied buying.
- Article from:
- Deeside Piper & Herald (Banchory, Scotland)
- Article date:
- May 1, 2008
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AFTER a chaotic week at the forecourts following the two-day strike at Grangemouth oil refinery, petrol stations across Deeside and Donside finally saw a decrease in the frenzied buying that had left several without any fuel.
But with the dispute between the Grangemouth oil refinery management and striking workers still ongoing as the Piper went to press, some petrol stations across the region were forced to restrict the quantity of fuel customers could buy in order to preserve stocks.
Customers at Braemar Petrol Station have been limited to a maximum of [pounds sterling]20.
Owner Joanne Morris said: "We have had to set a limit for our ...