Motoring Discussion > How dear is petrol?	Miscellaneous
Thread Author: Dog	Replies: 26

New Wed 27 Jun 12 07:37   How dear is petrol? - Dog

Mathematical pundits can perhaps work this out better? I was calculating that the National Minimum Wage for 18 year olds is £4.98ph or £199.2 p/week which would currently buy approx 152ltrs of petrol. When I were 18 there was no NMW, but I think I remember earning approx £9pw - petrol was then 5/6 per gallon so my weekly wage then would have bought approx 150ltrs. Notta Lotta People know that! Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 27 Jun 12 07:54   How dear is petrol? - L'escargot

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New Wed 27 Jun 12 08:18   How dear is petrol? - Manatee

Couple of "value of money" links here. This one has a few options and in terms of purchasing power shows both RPI and average earnings which I think is what you're after. www.measuringworth.com/ppoweruk/ This from our favourtite newspaper is based around 2009 but easier to use - just using RPI by the look of it. goo.gl/984ab Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Wed 27 Jun 12 08:37   How dear is petrol? - Dog

Thanks Manatee. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 27 Jun 12 11:36   How dear is petrol? - RattleandSmoke

My dad passed his test in 1970 and was living in central London. He had a basic job in the local library and on that wage he could afford to buy a banger (1956 Minor) and run it. He said insurance was so cheap it wasn't even an issue. I think the main cost of motoring those days is that cars always broke down especially if it was a 14 year old Minor!. I have seen pictures of that car and I pointed out to my dad his tyres were bald!. It is too hard to compare like for like costs really, some things have gone down a lot while other things have gone up a lot. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 27 Jun 12 12:01   How dear is petrol? - Dog

>> I think the main cost of motoring those days is that cars always broke down especially if it was a 14 year old Minor!<< But, like the cost of the insurance in 'those days', it would cost just a few pound notes to put right again :) Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 30 Jun 12 18:22   How dear is petrol? - Stuartli

Up to and for a while after the war, the cost of goods or products was compared by how many weeks' wages were needed to buy an individual item. These days you generally need to work fewer weeks to buy the equivalent, yet vastly superior goods or products. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 30 Jun 12 21:13   How dear is petrol? - madf

A new Mini was around £550 when petrol was 2/6 per gallon. Anew Panda today is c £8,000 -16 times the Mini price. Petrol is now c £6 per gallon - 48 times the 2/6 price. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 30 Jun 12 23:21   How dear is petrol? - CGNorwich

"A new Mini was around £550 when petrol was 2/6 per gallon. " No it wasn't. Petrol was just a tad under 5/- a gallon (25p) in 1960 and a New Mini was roughly £500 The last time petrol was 2/6 a gallon was 1949 www.theaa.com/public_affairs/reports/Petrol_Prices_1896_todate_gallons.pdf Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 1 Jul 12 18:02   How dear is petrol? - madf

Oops senility strikes again..:-( Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 1 Jul 12 18:04   How dear is petrol? - Zero

How dear is Petrol? YAY Its now under 130p a gallon round here! Filled up at 127.9 in a Shell garage. I was so excited I bought overpriced chocolate there as well. Last edited by: Zero on Sun 1 Jul 12 at 18:06 Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 1 Jul 12 18:19   How dear is petrol? - Kevin

>YAY Its now under 130p a gallon round here! A gallon?! Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 1 Jul 12 18:24   How dear is petrol? - zookeeper

blimey zeddo...chocco rush doin your noggin in? Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 1 Jul 12 18:25   How dear is petrol? - Zero

Opps! It was so cheap I thought I was back in the old days! Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 1 Jul 12 19:04   How dear is petrol? - Skip

When was it last £1.30 a gallon, the early 80's ? I can remember that it was 70/80p a gallon when I started driving in the late 70's. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 1 Jul 12 19:17   How dear is petrol? - R.P.

On my little tour of the North West, East and West Mids yesterday the cheapest I saw was around 1.26 a litre for u/l. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 1 Jul 12 19:28   How dear is petrol? - CGNorwich

>> When was it last £1.30 a gallon, the early 80's ? I can remember that >> it was 70/80p a gallon when I started driving in the late 70's. >> 1980 when it was 128.5p per gallon- see link in my previous post Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 1 Jul 12 19:39   How dear is petrol? - Kevin

>Opps! It was so cheap I thought I was back in the old days! You'll be hiding your own easter eggs soon mate ;-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 1 Jul 12 20:29   How dear is petrol? - PhilW

"This from our favourtite newspaper is based around 2009 but easier to use - just using RPI by the look of it. goo.gl/984ab " Amazed at how Fish & chips have gone up (6p in 1960 and £4.50 in 2009 - 7400% change) About £6.50 in our village now but I stopped in a town near Aberdeen the other evening and ordered F&C thinking it might be cheaper and fresher than in E Midlands what with being close to Aberdeen, Peterhead and Frazerburgh, all fishing ports. £8.80!!!!!!!! And the portion wasn't as big as our local chippy in Barrow on Soar!! But then I also remember serving people at a petrol station when I were a lad - they would ask for 4 gallons and get change from a quid - and I would check oil, water, tyres for them (not washer fluid - no cars (?) had washers then). Also had a mate who won £500 on premium bonds in 1967. He had a relation who worked at Mini plant and got a brand new one (discounted) for his £500. Last edited by: PhilW on Sun 1 Jul 12 at 20:30 Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 1 Jul 12 20:50   How dear is petrol? - Dog

20 fags in 1960 = 20p :-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 1 Jul 12 23:27   How dear is petrol? - zookeeper

>> 20 fags in 1960 = 20p :-) >> 20 fags ....now enphascemia Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 2 Jul 12 00:07   How dear is petrol? - rtj70

>> >> 20 fags in 1960 = 20p :-) >> >> 20 fags ....now enphascemia >> emphysema? Not a joke subject. Last edited by: rtj70 on Mon 2 Jul 12 at 00:08 Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 2 Jul 12 08:40   How dear is petrol? - Dog

>>20 fags ....now enphascemia<< Tell that to my FiL (87) and brother (76) ... still puffing away! Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 1 Jul 12 20:53   How dear is petrol? - Falkirk Bairn

1970 UK 4 star was 4s 8d (24p a UK Gallon) - I took home £54 / month Saudi Arabia 10 gallons(US) (85 Octane approx) + 200 King Size and you got change out of 20 riyals (£1= £10.8 riyals then!) My take home pay was £475 / month (accommodation and food was free, I spent roughly £20-£30 per month and lived well!) Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 1 Jul 12 21:54   How dear is petrol? - CGNorwich

>> 1970 UK 4 star was 4s 8d (24p a UK Gallon) Nope 80d or 6/8d per gallon in 1970. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 1 Jul 12 21:02   How dear is petrol? - Falkirk Bairn

>> About £6.50 in our village now but I stopped in a town near Aberdeen the >> other evening and ordered F&C thinking it might be cheaper and fresher than in E >> Midlands what with being close to Aberdeen, Peterhead and Frazerburgh, all fishing ports. £8.80!!!!!!!! And >> the portion wasn't as big as our local chippy in Barrow on Soar!! It's called ABERDEEN Pricing - - 2 x sons live just outside Aberdeen and work there. One bought a brand new house 2 years ago - he got a gardening company from Dundee (70 miles away) for 50% of the local contractor.........he gets his car serviced at main dealer in the Central belt £150-£200 less on a major service. 30 yr old graduate engineer can make £80K in oil industry, 40 yr old can make £150K+ on contractor/self-employed basis. OK for them - pity the nurse/teacher/policeman trying to get ends to meet on £25K-£40K (say!!).......unless their partner is in oil!! Reply to this message | Report message

New Sun 1 Jul 12 22:44   How dear is petrol? - Aretas

First job as a 16 year old in a TV factory in 1957. £2 3s 6d a WEEK. Didn't know anything about cost of petrol until much later. Reply to this message | Report message