£2 a Litre!!!

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Originally Posted by macabethiel

When I passed my test in 1965 you could buy 4 gallons of Esso Golden Petrol (5 star leaded) for 19 shillings and 8 pence that's about 97 pence for 18.2 litres.

About 5.3 pence per litre !

I can agree with that, in 1966, my Dad put 4 gallons of petrol in and it was a pound.
Something like that sticks in your mind.
It was also the year that England won the world cup....
As we all keep getting reminded about.