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Petrol Price when you STARTED driving
« on: 09 November 2007, 13:13:42 »

Golfbuddy got me thinking, (never good)

I got my first car at 19 (I think) so 1995 ish

I was paying about 45p a litre then, what about the rest of you?

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Re: Petrol Price when you STARTED driving
« Reply #1 on: 09 November 2007, 13:20:11 »

No idea but given your figures and i started driving 2 years earlier probably much the same....

Scarey though...
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Re: Petrol Price when you STARTED driving
« Reply #2 on: 09 November 2007, 13:20:14 »

Don't know...didn't really care. I had a Honda PXR50 that done 100mpg  :D

That was 1989.
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Re: Petrol Price when you STARTED driving
« Reply #3 on: 09 November 2007, 13:20:22 »

1969 3 shillings and seven pence a GALLON, approx 18p today
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Re: Petrol Price when you STARTED driving
« Reply #4 on: 09 November 2007, 13:21:04 »

What's a Gallon?  ;D
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Re: Petrol Price when you STARTED driving
« Reply #5 on: 09 November 2007, 13:24:11 »

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What's a Gallon?  ;D

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Re: Petrol Price when you STARTED driving
« Reply #6 on: 09 November 2007, 13:26:19 »

Roughly £1.64 per gallon, which is 36p per litre. This was in 1982.

We used to ride our mopeds around in the eveing, topping our tanks up from the drops that were left in the pipes on the forecourts after the filling stations were closed. I seem to remember that most were closed by 7.00pm.  :o

Interestingly, according to the AA, unleaded petrol in 1995 cost 54p per litre.  :-? Memory fading JimBob?  ;D

Edit: Check Out The AA Data
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Re: Petrol Price when you STARTED driving
« Reply #7 on: 09 November 2007, 13:28:28 »

Haven't got a clue.........far too long ago!! ::) ;D
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Re: Petrol Price when you STARTED driving
« Reply #8 on: 09 November 2007, 13:31:56 »

About 75p a gallon, I reckon...
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Re: Petrol Price when you STARTED driving
« Reply #9 on: 09 November 2007, 13:35:08 »

Interesting, but there have always been big local differences.
was definately under 50p when I started, as it climbed was always a challenge for 49.9 and below
damn near at the same game now with 99.9!

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Re: Petrol Price when you STARTED driving
« Reply #10 on: 09 November 2007, 13:42:40 »

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Interesting, but there have always been big local differences.
was definately under 50p when I started, as it climbed was always a challenge for 49.9 and below
damn near at the same game now with 99.9!

As you say, there have always been local differences. We used to live in Bristol then and petrol was always a bit cheaper than it was further along the M4. Something to do with transportation costs I seem to remember.
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Re: Petrol Price when you STARTED driving
« Reply #11 on: 09 November 2007, 13:43:20 »

Probably, we are just down the road from Stanlow

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Re: Petrol Price when you STARTED driving
« Reply #12 on: 09 November 2007, 13:43:44 »

1968 .... aged 17 ... working at a "filling station" as they were then called .. best customers were the "posh" folks who wanted 4 gallons of "best"  @ 4s 11d a gallon ..  most would give a £1 and  drive away ...  a 4d tip every time  !!  :)

"Check your tyres sir ?" ... 6d tip for doing that and a screen wipe  :)

I bought a 1952 ( 1 year younger than me  !!) Morris Minor .. 918cc side valve engine, for £35... it ran on 92 octane at 3s 11d a gallon

ps....

1 gallon = 4.54 litres
4s = 20p
6d = 2.5p

unleaded had yet to be invented !!!  :)

and to put things in context ..  I was paid 2s 6d an hour !!!!   :)
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Re: Petrol Price when you STARTED driving
« Reply #13 on: 09 November 2007, 13:47:17 »

I cant even remember what petrol cost when I started driving. 1970.
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Re: Petrol Price when you STARTED driving
« Reply #14 on: 09 November 2007, 13:50:37 »

2* missing, but I remember 80p gallon on the first bike and a lot less with the moped
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