OT Fuel Ration Books

In was driving in 1973, and I was never issued with ration books. Strange.

In message snipped-for-privacy@mid.individual.net>, Marland snipped-for-privacy@btinternet.co.uk> writes

I have a vague recollection that Dad got his from the Post Office.

Adrian

Nor me, but I think I have some 1956 ones (before I was driving of course)

I remember my parents having them (I was 11) but no idea where they got them.

If I recall they were posted to registered owners, I do not remember having to go to the post office to collect them. I would imagine it would have been a logistic nightmare having them issued by the PO.

Same here. I also remember them appearing on the conveyor belt one week on the BBC's Generation Game !

I was a registered owner in 1973, and I remember the ration books. I'm

Having the county councils post tham whilst preparing for the DVLA was probably a worse option ...

My memory (from being 7) was they were not issued to everyone. Just to people who needed them for their job (private car ownership was a fraction of now).

My dad had some as he was a driver for a motor manufacturer. He bought some home and my Mum commented how they seemed similar to the wartime ones.

No idea what happened to them. They might be worth a bit now. Especially as they were for 5-star.

I still have mine for my old Morri Thou:

nib

According to Google they were issued by the PO, I just do not remember going to collect them but do remember them being in a brown envelope.

Does seem the general consensus was that we picked them up from a Post Office, I obtained a book like yours for the A35 Van I had learnt to drive on which I took away with me when leaving home for work. It was useful for moving clutter but a bit pedestrian and unfashionable so I cast around for something better and bought a Riley 1.5 which was better appointed with a radio heater and leather seats and though slow by todays standards wasn’t too bad for the era. Hadn’t got around to selling the Austin so when the threat of Rationing came I decided that having coupons for two vehicles would be useful .

GH

Some time in 1981 I bought a 1966 model Jaguar which had been off the road for 8 or 9 years (SORN had not been invented) and along with the green concertina logbook there was fuel ration book which had been issued some time around 1972 or 1973 - but I have no idea where it had come from

As far as I can recall there were no vehicle details on it though

Anyway there definitely were fuel ration books issued during the 70s

and I have just located the book in case anybody is interested in the gory details

I sneaked off work to go to the local PO to get my petrol ration books. I was in the queue and happened to turn round only to find my boss’ boss’ boss behind me…we exchanged pleasantries and went on our way, doubtless wondering how much petrol was on the A and B coupons. Never had to find out the hard way, at least.

That's my memory too.

I ran a small Honda motorcycle, and thought it was worth siphoning a little out of the tank into a jerry can, to put on one side as a buffer stock.

Whilst I was in the garage doing this, with a manual siphon pump, the connecting door to the house slid open, as my (then) wife thrust the loudly whirring upright Hoover into the doorway.

My vociferous response was deemed to be "overreaction" :-(

Chris

I was driving in the 1970s. I remember no ration books at all

It appears to me that the books were issued, but never used.

go to chatgpt.com and enter the magic words "were petrol ration books issued in the UK in the 1970s ?" and see what youy make of the response