Many years ago I had a triumph spitfire 1300. I used to get around
38-42mpg out of it. One new years day the road was covered in a couple of inches of snow. Anything over 45mph was almost impossible as was any major use of engine power. Also no other cars were on the road, so I made my 90 mile journey in three hours anyway.I got 55 mpg out of that trip..
I used to visit a friend in Wiltshire in the 90s. M4 from Heathrow to Bath. Left with a full tank (about 6 gallon) . Used to do it at c. 90 and it would cost £10 to fiAsll up when I got there.
One Easter for no reason, the motorway was rammed and it wasn't possible to go over 55 all the way.
When I filled up, it was £7
The maths is trivial. Unlike the message ...
(Again, if the UK was really concerned about eco matters, it would be trivial to enforce a 55mph speed limit, and see the money wasted on fuel go elsewhere ....)
The cost of that would be massive in terns of hours wasted
But of course the government isn't in the least concerned abiout 'eco matters' or they would never have built 'renewable energy' farms...
The miles I do fuel cost is no longer a major issue.
Beer is more expensive than diesel these days
Always was, despite the fact that it's over 90% water. Possibly if we all drank beer by the gallon, it would be a little cheaper.
Last time I looked, the inflation of beer price was higher than almost anything else except houses.
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