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On 22/08/2015 08:04, Chris J Dixon wrote:
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One of mantras that used to do the rounds that was just about
dying off in the mid sixties concerned the JET brand of petrol.

Yes! Jet. That was the name I was trying to remember earlier, and
yes, Jet was the subject of many a story, probably all untrue.

There was also ICI petrol back then which for them was a refinery
waste stream. Only problem with it was their petrol was much smellier
than other brands but it was certainly cheaper!

Back then, fuel prices seemed much less volatile, and it seemed much
easier to predict whether it would be a cheap or expensive station
by simply seeing the brand. Nowadays there really doesn't seem to be
any predictability at all.

I dunno about that - proximity to an airport, motorway services or on
a dual carriageway pretty much guarantees spot price + 5p.

Nearer 10p.

It is also a lot more expensive in the hills and dales where just
getting the stuff delivered in bulk adds significant extra costs.

In the 1950 we holidayed a remote village in Scotland where the petrol
arrived on the "steamer" in 50 gal drums. The deposit on the drums was
less taht the cost of sending them back - so they ended up in the sea.
The cost of the petrol had to allow for this. There was a road, but it
was narrow and 3ply. The tanker drivers refused to use it, which is why
petrol (and presumably TVO) had to come by sea.

what's a 3ply road?

a narrow road, not used much where weeds are growing well in the middle
where no tyre ever goes. The "ply" is tarmac/weeds/tarmac. Where the
countryide is wet, the middle is often reeds which help to clean the
underside of the car.