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Petrol ration books anyone remember them ?

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Floradora9 Mon 28-Jan-19 12:59:51

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I just found ours still complete as they were never used. I seem to remember during the Suez crisis ( when I was young ) if you were a learner driver you could drive without asomeone sitting beside you who had passed their test . Is this true ?
It is just the price of petrol now that restricts what we use our car for .

EllanVannin Mon 28-Jan-19 13:27:36

I've still got ration books for clothing----early 50's.

M0nica Mon 28-Jan-19 17:20:32

I think petrol coupons were handed out during the 1973 oil crisis, but never used.

Izabella Mon 28-Jan-19 17:35:55

We had petrol coupons during the three day week and so on. All community nurses had to get the petrol from designated petrol stations as I believe (memory hazy) did the emergency services..