Why not show Fuel rises per Gallon not per Litre...

harryajh

which was done purely to make the rise not sound so much? - just at thought!

theEnd

.. or because it's 2016!

Oakdene

Because most (if not all) British retailers advertise their price by the litre so it is easier for the average consumer to comprehend the rise...

Mister_G

I assume that when we leave the EU, we'll go back to good old gallons and feet and inches!:)

almillar

They quote the wholesale price by the barrel, and in the UK, they sell by the litre (because of the metric system coming in, rather than some conspiracy to make things look cheaper!), so it makes sense to announce the rises in the same unit!

FreeBear

Mister_G wrote: »

I assume that when we leave the EU, we'll go back to good old gallons and feet and inches!:)

I hope not - The metric system is used the world over (except in the USA where they have their own version of gallons & inches). Using litres & metres removes any confusion when dealing with (most) furriners and also makes life so much easier when doing the maths.

Ectophile

Mister_G wrote: »

I assume that when we leave the EU, we'll go back to good old gallons and feet and inches!:)

When I was at primary school in the early '70's we were taught metric first, and imperial as an afterthought. So everybody younger than me (which must be most of the population by now) will have been taught metric.

Why go back to an over-complicated, obsolete system that's used by nobody in the World except the USA and a few old fogeys in this country? And even some of their measurements don't match our old Imperial ones.

Davesnave

Ectophile wrote: »

Why go back to an over-complicated, obsolete system that's used by nobody in the World except the USA and a few old fogeys in this country? And even some of their measurements don't match our old Imperial ones.

As a fully paid-up old fogey I can swing both ways on most measure, and so can my wife, who's 11 years younger.

Mind you, neither of us knows our rod from our poles, and we can't perch these days,but we can do it in chains at a push.

Davesnave

adindas wrote: »

Because almost the whole world is using liter now ...

Only the USA uses liters.

prowla

Davesnave wrote: »

Only the USA uses liters.

(Very good. )

Cardew

FreeBear wrote: »

I hope not - The metric system is used the world over (except in the USA where they have their own version of gallons & inches). .

Only boastful American males use a different version of an 'inch'. For most the inch is the same size as the rest of the world i.e. 25.4mm.