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[Sir Tigger KC]

I came across this photo the other day and it's circa 1987 I think.....



The thing is.... were we as outraged by petrol prices then as we are today? 

I don't think I cared as I passed my driving test in 1987, so was just happy to be on the road in my rusty Renault 5!!! 

[bob.dent]

£1.70 a GALLON.....now it's not far off that for a litre!!

[Varche]

I use quite a lot of unleaded to power two stroke tools (chainsaws, pruners and the like) at this time of year. It is always a shock when I go to the station with my trusty Paddy Hopkirk (remember him?)gallon tin and fumble in my pocket for about 7 euros fifty before having to pay by card!

Makes you wonder how much it will be in twenty years time! . Someone will be posting on a forum and saying when they were young it was only £1.50 a litre!

[bootie]

Love the warning sign   " HITE RESTRICSHUN  

[omega3000]

£2.00 a litre by the end of the year , no need to panic 
Panic fuel buying forcing people to overspend on fuel was staged so the goverment would reep the rewards and it worked  .... in the meantime petrol stations around here have upped the price by 2p every week since .
Just been out today and ive seen unleaded at 1.51 a litre 



37.6 a litre back then and 50p parking all day 
Good ole days are long gone 
So is my old MK5 cortina ...rust in piece 

[aaronjb]

Love the warning sign   " HITE RESTRICSHUN  

I hadn't spotted that.. that's just golden

[MrMoffat]

I can remember a few years ago when a gallon reach £1.00    and seriously considered selling my V8  Hand noticed today that unleaded had dropped 5pence at Morrison's 

[Taxi_Driver]

£2.00 a litre by the end of the year , no need to panic 
Panic fuel buying forcing people to overspend on fuel was staged so the goverment would reep the rewards and it worked .... in the meantime petrol stations around here have upped the price by 2p every week since .
Just been out today and ive seen unleaded at 1.51 a litre 



37.6 a litre back then and 50p parking all day 
Good ole days are long gone 
So is my old MK5 cortina ...rust in piece 

Ummm it didnt......We are officially back in recession again 

[Elite_L0ver]

£2.00 a litre by the end of the year , no need to panic 
Panic fuel buying forcing people to overspend on fuel was staged so the goverment would reep the rewards and it worked  .... in the meantime petrol stations around here have upped the price by 2p every week since .
Just been out today and ive seen unleaded at 1.51 a litre 



37.6 a litre back then and 50p parking all day 
Good ole days are long gone 
So is my old MK5 cortina ...rust in piece 

Asda by me has dropped to 1.37 a litre which in happy about from 1.43 a litre this time last week

[Varche]

Is that a height restriction sign above that chaps head? If so how are the words spelt?

 

[TheBoy]

£1.70 a GALLON.....now it's not far off that for a litre!!

I probably earn 4 times more now though, so its all relative

[pscocoa]

filling up my first car in 1969 - Austin A60 was around £4 I think - definitely petrol was 6/8d per gallon in old money so 3 gallons to a pound. First month I had car I spent £30 on petrol - remeber it cos I got a b******ing

[belldarr]

I use quite a lot of unleaded to power two stroke tools (chainsaws, pruners and the like) at this time of year. It is always a shock when I go to the station with my trusty Paddy Hopkirk (remember him?)gallon tin and fumble in my pocket for about 7 euros fifty before having to pay by card!

Makes you wonder how much it will be in twenty years time! . Someone will be posting on a forum and saying when they were young it was only £1.50 a litre!

I used to work for Paddy Hopkirk back in 1990's in the factory making those petrol cans!! 

Darren

[Dishevelled Den]

The was my very first car, a BMW 1602.






I only kept for it a few months (as it was woefully underpowered)  before junking it for for this 2002 Tii (which was not)



Fuel was an eye-watering 38 new pence per gallon.

[relluf]

I use quite a lot of unleaded to power two stroke tools (chainsaws, pruners and the like) at this time of year. It is always a shock when I go to the station with my trusty Paddy Hopkirk (remember him?)gallon tin and fumble in my pocket for about 7 euros fifty before having to pay by card!

I also use a lot of two stroke etc so filled my can on tuesday morning.....£8.73!!! i had managed to squeeze in 6.24 litres but had to check the pump number when the girl asked for that much.