Fuel Prices

[bearded bloke]

when the esso tiger's tails came out

They were much favoured by the Mod's,tying them to the top of the whip aerial on the back rack,I hasten to add I belonged to the other lot

Tony says ......... Put a tiger in your tank .......... No cannot remember any of that stuff AP,I is young & beautiful

[bearded bloke]

I'm joking!!!...I'm not THAT old...but have a look at this if you're interested!

http://www.theaa.com/public_affairs/...te_gallons.pdf

Twas less than the equivalent of 30p when I had first motorbike then

[ladylottie]

Last time I looked (recently) petrol was 128.9 in Sainsburys Cwmbran. Think Tesco is 130.1

[veggiechicken]

What about "The Esso sign mean Happy motoring - Call at the Esso sign" ?

[ladylottie]

They were much favoured by the Mod's,tying them to the top of the whip aerial on the back rack,I hasten to add I belonged to the other lot

Yes, I remember that and the tigers tail But like you BB, I belonged to the other lot too

[cptncrackoff]

paying 131.9p here - but with co-op dividend and texaco rewards points

[veggiechicken]

Have a look at this

[bearded bloke]

What about "The Esso sign mean Happy motoring - Call at the Esso sign" ?

Do it properly girl

The Esso sign mean happy motoring,happy motoring,happy motoring,the Esso sign mean happy motoring - Call at the Esso sign,for Esso Extra

Logical progreesing here has got to be ...............

[veggiechicken]

Them were the days BB. Green Shield Stamps - sticking them in a little book. Such excitement when you filled a book

[arpoet]

..or even when it was 10/- a gallon!

And a dolly bird filled it up for you and took your money... ahhh, good old days

[bearded bloke]

Have a look at this

Gotta lurve the Welsh version,but even that is dated now as llanfaragoghgogh (sp) has had a few more words added since then

[bearded bloke]

Ohhhh can you imagine the flack if this were released today ..............

[Aberdeenplotter]

when the esso tiger's tails came out the first time around, petrol was three shillings and ninepence pergallon. Itthen went up four pence per gallon in the budget to four shillings and threepence. Showing my age now

and none of you noticed my error. it was 3/11p not 3/09p

[veggiechicken]

It would have been unworthy of us to pick up the elderly on their mistakes

[Aberdeenplotter]

<looks around> but but but, sheesh