How much was petrol when you got your first car! - Page 3

Graham1961 · 4th May 2016, 09:20

I started driving in 1978 and had a Mk 1 Ford Cortina, am sure petrol was 77p per gallon.

HarryM1BYT · 4th May 2016, 09:50

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Originally Posted by freddie

First car Austin A40 farina countryman .Bought in 1963.
Like you £1 would get me to work for the week

Snap! and it was a complete total wreck of a car

I seem to remember paying around 2/9p per gallon.

aguy · 4th May 2016, 10:00

I honestly can't remember what I paid back in 1962 when I passed my test but I know shortly afterwards I got my first Rover, a P4 and it did around 16mpg.

Petrol prices were never really a consideration in those days as it was so cheap.

windrush · 4th May 2016, 10:06

It was in the 1970s that OPEC hyped the price of oil up with the excuse that the world would run out oil in twenty years, and look at it now we have a glut of the stuff

Lancpudn · 4th May 2016, 10:46

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Originally Posted by windrush

It was in the 1970s that OPEC hyped the price of oil up with the excuse that the world would run out oil in twenty years, and look at it now we have a glut of the stuff

So true Derek, I can remember the petrol rationing & pushing your car along the queue to the petrol pumps because you had run out of petrol, then being told 2 gallon maximum mate

I've still got my petrol ration book they issued to everyone back then, They were never used as far as I know.
Here's my petrol ration book with my early 70's Class 1 licence & my car licence.

Dorset Bob · 4th May 2016, 13:23

I remember queuing up at the Post Office to get that ration book.
Everyone had to bring their tax disc in to be checked, too.
You are right, they were never used in the 70s.

Happy days!

I think the petrol prices virtually doubled as a result of the fuel crisis.

DragonFly · 4th May 2016, 15:52

This must be ranked among the Top 10 most depressing threads ever!

I started driving in 1989 and petrol was 40p /litre (£1.81 /gallon).

tomgraham · 4th May 2016, 18:26

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Originally Posted by Darcydog

I used to pay 31p a gallon for my motorbikes in 1968. I can remember thinking the world just had to end as we all knew it when the price went to 50p a gallon

Did we have decimal coinage in 1968? I thought it came in in the 70s.

I can remember fuel at 3/6d and later at 5/- a gallon.

Number 6 · 4th May 2016, 18:36

The day I passed my test I filled my car up and it cost me £1 and the tank held 5 gallons so allowing for what was in the tank already it was about 24P a GALLON.Happy Days.

In fact the day I passed I bought the car,Taxed it,Insured it and had change out of £25.

But I was only earning £2.17 shillings and six pence take home pay a week.

HarryM1BYT · 4th May 2016, 19:30

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Originally Posted by Darcydog

But considering the buying power of a £1 in 1968 is now £16.40 - the current price of a gallon of petrol at less than a fiver is actually far better than we think.

Maybe, but back in the 60's, 70's and 80's I was quite frivolous with my fuel useage. I would drive, just for the sheer pleasure of driving on the slightest excuse. I still love my driving, but now I need to make sure I have a valid reason to drive.

4th May 2016, 09:20	#21
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Number 6 This is my second home Rover 75 tourer Club CD/Limo Tints Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Meneac Posts: 6,759 Thanks: 5,007 Thanked 1,609 Times in 869 Posts	The day I passed my test I filled my car up and it cost me £1 and the tank held 5 gallons so allowing for what was in the tank already it was about 24P a GALLON.Happy Days. In fact the day I passed I bought the car,Taxed it,Insured it and had change out of £25. But I was only earning £2.17 shillings and six pence take home pay a week. __________________ ] "I started out with nothing, and Ive still got most of it left!" Last edited by Number 6; 4th May 2016 at 18:39..

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DragonFly Loves to post Non 75 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Bristol Posts: 471 Thanks: 56 Thanked 189 Times in 93 Posts	This must be ranked among the Top 10 most depressing threads ever! I started driving in 1989 and petrol was 40p /litre (£1.81 /gallon).