
The governor of the Kaluga region, Vladislav Shapsha, announced the abolition of the odd-even system when refueling cars and a ban on the sale of gasoline in cans from October 6 in connection with the reduction of queues at gas stations.
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Previously, in the Kaluga region there was an “even-odd” system for refueling cars and a ban on the supply of gasoline in cans.
The operational headquarters of the Kaluga region lifted restrictions on the odd-even system at gas stations in the region from October 6. Governor Vladislav Shapsha announced this in his Telegram channel.
In the last two weeks, only cars with license plates starting with the numbers 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 could refuel on even days of the month, and on odd days - other cars.
It is also prohibited to sell gasoline in cans. Both restrictions are lifted, but the limits set by the gas stations themselves remain. The head of the region indicated that the queues had noticeably decreased and promised that the authorities would continue to act on the situation and try to make decisions quickly to minimize inconvenience for residents.

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