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Cost Of Petrol
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Approx what year would petrol have been 17p a gallon ?
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In the first 'oil crisis' 1973? Petrol stations introduced a £2 only rule. A customer had to pay £2 and the pump stopped when the £2 worth was dispensed. That was 6 gallons.So 33. 3p or 3/8d a gallon. If your tank could not take 6 gallons you just got whatever would fit in. I had a Triumph Herald it had a 6 gallon tank.I had to make sure the tank was very near empty or I could not get my full £2 worth in.
Yes 6 shillings and 8 pence, my conversion was wrong. I normally put in 50p worth at a time in those days when the £2 only rule was not in force.
One time I remember queuing for my £2 worth, there was a huge Bentley behind me. We had to queue for at least 10 mins, when the Bentley driver tried to put his £2 worth (6 gallons) he only got 1 gallon in before the tank overflowed. So that gallon cost him £2 in 1973 !!!. His tank must have been full to the brim when he started to queue , serves him right for being greedy.
One time I remember queuing for my £2 worth, there was a huge Bentley behind me. We had to queue for at least 10 mins, when the Bentley driver tried to put his £2 worth (6 gallons) he only got 1 gallon in before the tank overflowed. So that gallon cost him £2 in 1973 !!!. His tank must have been full to the brim when he started to queue , serves him right for being greedy.