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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Geoff Mayo: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Gilbert B Norman: [qb]£1.29 a lit? That sounds like about US$8.00 a gallon.[/qb][/QUOTE]That's about right (depending on which type of gallon you use). Very expensive. [QUOTE]Originally posted by Gilbert B Norman: [qb]Of course, "over here" that error would not have gone unnoticed for long as all gas stations (anywhere to my knowledge) are required to have an attendant on duty; not so as I recall in the UK.[/qb][/QUOTE]It was manned: some dunce programmed the pay-at-pump pumps incorrectly (decimal in the wrong place). It was only when large lines started forming that somebody thought to check the price - and quickly corrected it. The remainder of the pumps are paid for in the kiosk. No idea if a station can be left unmanned, but the pay-at-pump is certainly quicker and easier than paying inside. [QUOTE]Originally posted by Gilbert B Norman: [qb]No wonder BR (I can't keep track of the successors) fares seem sky high to me. If the "Midland Pullman" were still around (that was "quite the ride" during 1986), I'd hate to think what its fare would be today (make the Acela look like a Chinatown Bus?). [/qb][/QUOTE]Swindon to London (75 miles) with an "Anytime" ticket (read: rush hour) is £130 round trip. Buy an "Advance" and you can pay as little as £5 each way but you have to be on your nominated train. "Off peak" (any off-peak train) is about £40 round trip if I remember correctly. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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