Queues as Preston coffee-lovers rush to Starbucks for a quick caffeine fix

These were the scenes as queues at the newly re-opened Starbucks drive-through at Preston's Deepdale Retail Park saw traffic backing up on to Blackpool Road.
Cars were queued up at the recently re-opened Starbucks drive-through at Preston's Deepdale Retail Park.Cars were queued up at the recently re-opened Starbucks drive-through at Preston's Deepdale Retail Park.
Cars were queued up at the recently re-opened Starbucks drive-through at Preston's Deepdale Retail Park.

The chain welcomed customers back to around 150 stores across the country on Thursday.

And the rush for a caffeine fix led to delays on Blackpool Road today (May 16) as cars queued at the drive-through.

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It prompted questions online over whether getting a coffee was a good enough reason to go out, with the Government currently urging people to stay at home "as much as possible".

One Twitter user, who works as a community first responder for North West Ambulance Service according to his bio, said: "Huge queue in Preston today for Starbucks, folks we are still in a pandemic crisis we still need to only go out for exercise if necessary please don’t let a coffee be the cause of a second wave."