Summary
ATTEMPTS to reassure motorists about the potential impact of today's planned fuel protests fell on deaf ears as garages around the country reported a last-minute rush to the pumps.
Organisers of previous fuel protests at Scotland's Grangemouth refinery yesterday distanced themselves from any attempts to stage a repeat of the major demonstrations in 2000, and police said they were not aware of any plans for large- scale disruption at the plant.See the full content of this document
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Blockade D-Day Fuels Rush to the Pumps
But at petrol stations across Scotland, large queues formed as nervous motorists decided to fill up. By early afternoon many garages were reporting that they had run out of fuel.
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