On Thu, 4 Jul 2013 02:04:39 +0100, "Arfa Daily"
wrote:

My first wage as an apprentice in 1970, was £6-8/6d

Round about a fiver, for me.
On that, I could run a Vespa 150, on diy fuel from the lab.
Norwich Union Rider Policy was a fiver a year for up to 350cc and I
had conniptions when they put it up to seven quid.