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Probably be issued to those who don't need it like the unemployed!!
Don't know about that Sharpy , but that was issued to me in 1973 after a panic report that fuel would soon be running out . Filling stations couldn't get deliveries and power cuts were happening every day .
It was caused by the Yom Kippur war in the Middle East. Prices rocketed.
It was caused by the Yom Kippur war in the Middle East. Prices rocketed.
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I remember the rolling power cuts, but wasn't that caused by strike action rather than a fuel shortage. The 1970's were a period of unrest, strikes and the like.
I don't recall my dad ever having a ration book, I thought the last time stuff was rationed was in WWII
I don't recall my dad ever having a ration book, I thought the last time stuff was rationed was in WWII
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It must be Deke showing his age again?!
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I was just a bit to young to see it but it's described here
http://www.chiddingstone.kent.sch.uk/homework/war/rationing.htm
I was just a bit to young to see it but it's described here
http://www.chiddingstone.kent.sch.uk/homework/war/rationing.htm
Dave you are right there , the power cuts were caused by the government acting against the miners work to rule in protest against cheapo imports of coal I think.
TV went off at 10.30 pm to save fuel .
TV went off at 10.30 pm to save fuel .
Yeah used to wait in the newsagents for the lights to go out on the way home from school, when they went out it was all hands to the sweet shelves, or slip a Mayfair or Playboy under your jumper.
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We used to attempt to mitigate our pi$$ poor homework by dribbling candle wax all over it.......
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Well there is talk about giving people on benefits a card instead of money so they can only buy food, pay for gas/electricity etc and not be able to go to the pub every day and buy **** etc
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I'm all for it.
I'd hate fuel rationing - just put £108 in my Discovery on Monday.
It was only a few years ago. (3 or 4 ?)there was a real fuel shortage caused by people panic buying. I can't remember why, but I do remember having to reschedule my jobs as I could not get diesel. I had to park round the corner from the garages and walk up With my 1 1/2 gallon can saying I had run out rather than Que for 45 min to get 10 gallons max
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Was that not when it went up to a pound a litre and there was threats of blockades at the refineries. Although it may have just been threats of blockades I think.
fuel depot blockade was it? quite few more years ago than that.
I remember the old man had some sort of priority card as he was working at a hospital at the time.
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It was about 2002 or something like that when people were protesting at the cost of fuel so blockaded refineries for a week preventing deliveries.
During that week I had to make a business trip to Bristol, and refused to use my own car and my own reserves of fuel, so my company phoned around and found a hire car firm that had their own fuel tank, so hired a card with a tank of fuel. The M4 was almost deserted and was a delight to drive on for a change.
It puzzles me that people were angry enough to protest then as fuel approached £0.80 a litre, but now at £1.30 or more, nobody bothers and everyone just seems resigned to it and nobody has the desire to try protesting again.
During that week I had to make a business trip to Bristol, and refused to use my own car and my own reserves of fuel, so my company phoned around and found a hire car firm that had their own fuel tank, so hired a card with a tank of fuel. The M4 was almost deserted and was a delight to drive on for a change.
It puzzles me that people were angry enough to protest then as fuel approached £0.80 a litre, but now at £1.30 or more, nobody bothers and everyone just seems resigned to it and nobody has the desire to try protesting again.
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I think , Dave, that the British have finally been beaten into submission . Hence the huge number of TV channels all churning out bilge to keeps the people from taking to the streets.
Does anyone else remember David Handley saying that fuel would soon cost >£5 per gallon,,,, what are we paying now???? well my latest fill up cost £6.31 per gallon 
The main thing that hides the real price of petrol is the goalpost movement of ...cost per gallon to ... cost per litre .
Beer and lager must be what?........ £16 per gallon ?? :C
And don't get me started on perfume !!!! Must be the biggest rip off ever !!! Missus buys a box with bottle of perfume inside . £16 .
Remove bottle which is half the size of packaging . Remove long tall plastic cap which is about 75mm long. Finally a tiny bottle with , something like half a milli litre in it.
A gallon must be about £3000 !!!!
Beer and lager must be what?........ £16 per gallon ?? :C
And don't get me started on perfume !!!! Must be the biggest rip off ever !!! Missus buys a box with bottle of perfume inside . £16 .
Remove bottle which is half the size of packaging . Remove long tall plastic cap which is about 75mm long. Finally a tiny bottle with , something like half a milli litre in it.
A gallon must be about £3000 !!!!
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I remember not so long ago when a gallon cost less than a litre does now!
Frightening !!!!
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