Mr Yaw Ankoye-Yeboah, manager of the Mobil filling station at Pedu, in Cape Coast, on Tuesday suggested the use of credit cards in business transactions to stem the spate of armed robberies.
He said by adopting this measure, currencies would not be required to warrant the keeping of huge sums of money that would attract thieves and robbers.
Mr Anokye-Yeboah, made the suggestion during a visit to some filling stations in Cape Coast and Elmina area by the Ghana News Agency (GNA) to find out measures they had adopted to ward off armed robbers.
Armed robberies at a number of filling stations in Accra recently lead to the death of two attendants.
The managers said they have stopped 24-hour services and now close between 22 hours and midnight.
Mr. Anokye -Yeboah said he had put in place additional precautionary measures including the installation of a security camera and an alarm system to ward-off intruders.
The GNA also found out that although other filling stations had employed watchmen they could not ensure adequate security.
At Elmina Mr Peter Quainoo, manager of the 'Shell' filling station said he engaged the services of a police guard since the station was robbed sometime ago. The 'Unipetrol' filling station nearby also had an armed police guard.
The managers said they do not have an association to champion their cause since their "principals" do not favour such a body.
The Regional Police Crime Officer, Mr Bartholomew Agbenyega said police have intensified their night patrols.
