[Tech1] Fuel prices

[John Vincent]

Don't blame me. I voted Monster Raving Loony

John V



On 7 Aug 2019, at 11:19, Alasdair Lawrance via Tech1 wrote:

> On a trip to Cambodia/Vietnam/Thailand, it was quite common to see petrol in plastic ‘pop’ bottles.  The most common form of transport is a motor-bike or moped, and coupled with low wages, that was how it was sold.
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> It also reduced the possibility of theft, and, incidentally, big fires being started.
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> Alasdair Lawrance
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> Don’t blame me, I voted Remain.
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>> On 7 Aug 2019, at 10:54, Vernon Dyer via Tech1 <tech1 at tech-ops.co.uk> wrote:
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>> PS – just a thought about 4/11 per quart: that wouldn’t be for paraffin or something, would it?  It’s obviously pre-Feb ’71 and even by then petrol wouldn’t have risen to nearly a pound a gallon, if I remember correctly, and anyway was never sold by the quart. Any ideas, anyone?
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>> Best wishes  .....  Vernon Dyer
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>> From: vernon.dyer via Tech1
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>> When I had my first car, in 1964, many people would buy £1sworth of petrol. But I didn't - I had a mini; the tank wasn't big enough! 
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>> From: Barry Bonner via Tech1 <tech1 at tech-ops.co.uk> 
>> Date: 06/08/2019 13:41 (GMT+00:00) 
>> To: Nick Ware <waresound at msn.com> 
>> Cc: tech1 at tech-ops.co.uk 
>> Subject: Re: [Tech1] Fuel prices 
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>> So expensive is fuel in Buckinghamshire that you can buy a quart!!
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>> On 6 Aug 2019, at 09:21, Nick Ware via Tech1 <tech1 at tech-ops.co.uk> wrote:
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>> They charge more to encourage people like you and me to only put in enough to get us to the nearest Sainsbury’s. 
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>> On 5 Aug 2019, at 22:19, dave.mdv via Tech1 <tech1 at tech-ops.co.uk> wrote:
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>> I have just been 'up North' ie. beyond the M25, and on the way back to civilisation I had to refuel at Watford Gap motorway services as there was a huge delay coming up on the M1. The BP unleaded price was £1.499/litre, ie. 90p. per gallon more expensive than off the M1! I remember years ago going to a petrol station that was one or two pence cheaper but 90p.! Lesson learned! Cheers, Dave
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