Hundreds of Scots coffee lovers queued for hours outside Costa branches in Scotland as the coffee chain re-opened limited stores during lockdown.
Traffic chaos ensued as drivers flocked to Glasgow 's drive-thru store near Braehead Shopping Centre. The coffee shops are the first to re-open after Costa shut down all 27,000 UK stores on March 23 in the wake of the covid-19 outbreak.Pictures show lines of cars tailed back bumper to bumper, stretching to the main road near the M8 in Hillington.
In the Edinburgh, drivers queued around the car-park as they waited to be served by baristas wearing gloves and masks. Coffee fans headed to pick up at Edinburgh Sharpdale and Edinburgh South Bridge.Strict guidance mean customers are barred from entering