The authorities began the fuel saving plan announced last Sunday by President Leonel Fernandez with a firm hand by sending out military patrols to gasoline stations at 8:00 pm last night to ensure that they respect the new regulation limiting the sale of fuel until that time from Mondays to Fridays, Listin Diario reports. Also yesterday, the Minister of the Armed Forces, Admiral Sigfrido Pared Perez, withdrew vehicles being used by officials as escorts. A system for paying highway tolls using a card has also been installed. It is expected that this system will also help save fuel. Another important measure has been the creation of a new department for the design and construction of mass transit systems in Santo Domingo and other major cities in the country.