Originally Posted by +8Rich
Originally Posted by GrumpyPa
"Ignore me though I can remember when fuel was half a crown a gallon"

I've had a driving licence for 67 years now and petrol was four and eleventhree a gallon when I started driving (five shillings or 25p for the youngsters here)
Looking back at the records I see petrol was around half a crown a gallon in 1948
Here is quoted at 10.5 Pence per gallon in 1949 so 2/6 could well be right in my younger years when you look at how little price progression there was at the time.

It was said in my original post as a giveaway in humour but as you made it a thing a little clarification is necessary wink

My earliest recollection was of low and premium petrol later to become two and four star at 4s/8d and 4s/10d per gallon. This would have been around 1954. I also recall the top 100 octane being just over 5 shillings a gallon when introduced later.

I also remember my Mum describing the ranting of her father when petrol hit 10d a gallon! The same man apparently had a habit of innocent innocently when he knocked another trafficator off his car.

Richard

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